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 landslides in Indonesia's West Java has reached 34, the country's disaster mitigation agency said on Wednesday, up from the previous count of 20.