Landslide kills seven in Indonesia

Jakarta: Heavy rain triggered a landslide that killed seven people in Indonesia's Central Java province, a health official said on Wednesday.

A torrent of mud slammed into houses in Sindangwangi village on the northern coast of Java island on Tuesday evening, burying seven people.

Rescuers managed to unearth their bodies early on Wednesday, said Rustam Pakaya, head of the health ministry's crisis centre. One person was injured.

Flooding in Jakarta brought the city to a standstill and forced the closure of the main airport for several hours.