The death toll arising from an Indonesian military plane carrying more than 100 people crashing into a row of houses has risen to 93.

An Indonesian military plane carrying more than 100 people crashed into several homes and burst into flames today, killing at least 79 people, officials said.

Rescuers today pulled dozens of bodies from villages devastated by landslides in western Indonesia, many digging through mud with their bare hands as they were lashed by rain.