Rescuers found six dead bodies and continued searching three other people under the debris after landslides in Bogor district of West Java on Tuesday, official said.

Heavy downpours since Monday incurred soils at a 30-meter high hill in Mekarwangi village to fall at 01:30 a.m. local time and buried five houses, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman of national disaster management agency said.

"The condition of the houses is flatted with the ground. Until now six people have been evacuated, all of them are dead. Three others are being searched," he told Xinhua via phone.

Seven people have been rescued safely from the accident, Sutopo said.

Indonesia has been frequent hit by landslides and floods during heavy rain.

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