JAKARTA, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Twenty-three soldiers trapped by landslides in Indonesia's West Java have been confirmed dead, a navy spokesperson said on Tuesday. The landslide hit Pasir Langu village in Bandung Barat region early on Saturday and was triggered by heavy rains starting a day earlier.

The death toll from a landslide in Indonesia rose to 17 on Monday (Jan 26), a disaster official said, as rescue operations entered a third day.