Rescuers search for at least five missing after landslide at one of the world’s largest dumps.

A landslide at Indonesia’s largest landfill buried trucks and food stalls, killing four people, rescuers said Monday, as search teams looked for at least five others reported missing.

The landslide struck at about 2:30 pm on Sunday at Bantargebang, a vast landfill roughly 25 kilometres outside the capital, according to the national search and rescue agency.

Rescuers were working to reach victims trapped under the debris.

The collapse followed hours of heavy rain in the area, local media reported.

CBI News reports that Jakarta and its surrounding satellite cities, collectively known as Jabodetabek, are home to around 42 million people and produce an estimated 14,000 tonnes of waste each day.

Bantargebang, one of the world’s largest open landfills, covers more than 110 hectares and holds about 55 million tonnes of rubbish, according to a local environment agency official.

Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq blamed local authorities for allowing garbage to accumulate despite a 2008 ban on open landfills.

The Jakarta environmental agency did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

President Prabowo Subianto said last month that most of Indonesia’s landfills, which are gradually being phased out, could exceed their capacity by 2028.

He said the government plans to invest $3.5 billion in building 34 waste to energy plants within two years that would incinerate rubbish to produce electricity.

A landfill landslide in West Java in 2005 killed 143 people after a methane gas explosion triggered a massive collapse following heavy rain.