At least two people have died and 21 others are missing after a large landslide struck parts of Indonesia`s Central Java province, officials said on Friday, as rescuers continued searching through unstable terrain for survivors, Al Jazeera reported.

The landslide hit dozens of houses spread across three villages in the Cilacap district on Thursday evening. The region had been experiencing several days of intense rainfall, which weakened the soil and triggered multiple slides, according to a statement from authorities.