The Indonesian navy has said that 23 personnel, who were training in the area, were among those caught in the landslide.
The search and rescue operation in the West Bandung region has been extended until Friday.
The government has pointed to the role forest loss played in flooding and landslides on Sumatra island late last year, which killed around 1,200 people and displaced more than 240,000.
Forests help absorb rainfall and stabilise the ground held by their roots, and their absence makes areas more prone to landslides.
Such disasters are common across the vast Indonesian archipelago during the rainy season, which typically runs from October to March.
Torrential rain also battered Indonesia’s Siau island this month, causing a flash flood that killed at least 16 people.
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