Two landslide victims buried under mud were recovered in Indonesia, while four remain missing.

Relentless rainfall triggered the rockslide in Trenggalek Regency, East Java, on Monday afternoon, May 19.

A 50ft cliff collapsed, burying at least 10 houses in the area. Three homes were flattened, while seven others sustained severe damage.

Authorities confirmed that six locals were believed to have been inside their homes during the landslide.

Nanang Pujo, Head of the Trenggalek Regency Search and Rescue Post, confirmed the recovery of the two bodies on Thursday.

Nanang said: 'We report the results of the SAR operation - thankfully, we managed to locate two victims. However, the extraction process took approximately 20 minutes.'

The second body was discovered not far from the location of the first victim.

The authority added: 'Based on initial identification, the first victim was Mrs Yatemi and the second was Mrs Mesinem. This was confirmed by family members and several neighbours, and the discovery site matches the location of the victims' home.'

The bodies were transported by ambulance to Dr Soedomo Hospital for forensic identification.

Footage shows emergency responders carrying the victim's body from the rubble.

On May 16, a landslide at a gold mine in the Arfak Mountains of West Papua Province killed at least six workers and left 14 others missing.

Abdul Muhari, spokesman for the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), said floodwaters swept through a camp used by miners.

Another landslide struck a mining site in Marapit Village, Kapuas Regency, Central Kalimantan, on April 29, burying four gold miners alive.

On July 7 last year, 12 workers were killed after being trapped in a gold mine that was buried by a landslide in Gorontalo Province. The response team had to travel 20 kilometres on foot to reach the site due to severe weather conditions.

Landslides are common in Indonesia, particularly during the rainy season. The risk is further exacerbated by deforestation and illegal mining activities in remote areas.