Indonesian rescuers have resumed searching for people still missing after flash floods and landslides on Indonesia’s main island of Java that killed at least 17 people.

Torrential rains on Monday caused rivers to burst their banks, tearing through nine villages in Pekalongan regency of Central Java province.

At least 17 bodies have been recovered after a flash flood on the Indonesian island of Java, with eight individuals still unaccounted for. The disaster struck on Monday due to torrential rains, causing rivers to overflow and inundating the villages of Pekalongan regency with mud and rocks.

In December, 10 people were killed in flash floods that hit hilly villages on the country’s main island of Java. In the previous month, flash floods and landslides in North Sumatra province killed at least 29 people.

This mobile phone photo provided by Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) shows rescue teams evacuating a body of a victim after landslide hit Kasimpar village in Pekalongan Regency,

The heavy rains caused rivers to overflow on the main island of Java, flooding nine villages and sending mud, rocks, and debris cascading down the mountainsides.

This mobile phone photo provided by Indonesia National Disaster Management Agency BNPB shows officials collect

Rescuers are continuing for look for eight people missing in deadly flash floods and landslides in Indonesia. At least 17 people have been killed in the disaster on Java island. Eleven people managed to escape and were taken to nearby hospitals.

Surabaya bureau A devastating landslide triggered by heavy rainfall has claimed at least 17 lives in Central Java, Indonesia, with nine others still missing, according to disaster officials, AFP has reported.

At least 16 people died after a landslide swept through homes and vehicles in Kasimpar Village, Pekalongan Regency, Central Java, a spokesman said on Thursday. Rescue workers are still searching for victims buried by the landslide that occurred on Monday evening.

Indonesian rescuers have resumed searching for people still missing after flash floods and landslides on Indonesia's main island of Java that killed at least 17 people.