<p>Six people were killed and 18 were missing today after they were buried in a landslide caused by heavy rain on Indonesia's Java island, a disaster official said</p>.<p>.<br /><br />"Heavy rains early this morning in West Bandung district triggered a landslide," national disaster management agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said.<br /><br />"Six people were found dead and 18 people are still buried," he said, adding that nine houses were also destroyed.<br /><br />Floods and landslides are common in Indonesia, which is prone to frequent bursts of heavy rain.</p>
<p>Six people were killed and 18 were missing today after they were buried in a landslide caused by heavy rain on Indonesia's Java island, a disaster official said</p>.<p>.<br /><br />"Heavy rains early this morning in West Bandung district triggered a landslide," national disaster management agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said.<br /><br />"Six people were found dead and 18 people are still buried," he said, adding that nine houses were also destroyed.<br /><br />Floods and landslides are common in Indonesia, which is prone to frequent bursts of heavy rain.</p>