JAKARTA, March 10 — At least 18 people were killed and five others were missing after flash floods and a landslide on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, a local official said...
At least 18 people were killed and five others were missing after flash floods and a landslide on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, a local official said yesterday. — AFP picJAKARTA, March 10 — At least 18 people were killed and five others were missing after flash floods and a landslide on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, a local official said yesterday in a new toll.
“Eighteen people were found dead. Five were missing,” Pesisir Selatan disaster mitigation agency acting head Doni Gusrizal told AFP late Saturday.“The impact from the floods extraordinary. Currently we are cleaning the road... Our vehicles cannot pass through,” he said. In Padang Pariaman regency, also in West Sumatra, heavy downpours between Thursday and Friday caused rivers to overflow and triggered floods and a landslide, killing at least three people, according to a statement from the local disaster mitigation agency.
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