Indonesian rescuers on Friday paused search efforts because of bad weather as the death toll from a landslide on Java island three days ago rose to at least 25 people, said a spokesperson for the local rescuers.

The death toll from a landslide on Indonesia's main island of Java rose to 21 with five people still missing on Thursday, officials said, as rescuers raced against time and bad weather to find survivors.

National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) spokesperson Zulhawari Agustianto said rescuers had to stop work because of heavy rain and fog. He said three more people had been found before the search was suspended, raising the death toll to 25. Officials on Tuesday put the number of dead at 17.

The death toll from a landslide on Indonesia's main island of Java rose to 25 as rescuers found three more bodies on Friday, a search and rescue agency official said.The two unidentified victims were found trapped under rocks and landslide materials,

The death toll from a landslide on Indonesia's main island of Java rose to 22 with four people still missing on Thursday, officials said, as rescuers raced against time and bad weather to find survivors.