At least two people have been killed and 21 remain unaccounted for following a landslide in Indonesia, according to officials, as rescuers continue to search for the missing.

Several days of heavy rainfall in the region led to landslides that hit dozens of houses in three villages in the Cilacap district, Central Java province, on Thursday evening, officials said in a statement released on Friday.

“As of Friday morning, the joint team has rescued 23 people alive. Two people were found deceased, and 21 others are still being searched for,” Abdul Muhari, spokesman of the National Disaster Management Agency, said in a statement.

A search and rescue operation was under way to look for the missing victims, Muhari said.

He added that unstable terrain had hindered rescue efforts, and heavy eq

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