Catastrophe administration company says greater than 80,000 individuals have fled to momentary authorities shelters.
Flash floods and a landslide on Indonesia’s Sumatra island have left at the least 19 individuals lifeless and 7 others lacking, officers have stated.
Mud, rocks and uprooted bushes rushed down a mountainside and engulfed villages within the Pesisir Selatan district of West Sumatra province late on Friday following torrential rains, Doni Yusrizal, who heads the native catastrophe administration company, stated on Sunday.
Yusrizal stated rescuers recovered seven our bodies within the village of Koto XI Tarusan and three others in two neighbouring villages.
“Aid efforts for the lifeless and lacking have been hampered by energy outages, blocked roads lined in thick mud and particles,” Yusrizal stated.
Indonesia’s Nationwide Catastrophe Administration Company stated six our bodies have been present in Pesisir Selatan and three our bodies have been discovered within the neighbouring district of Padang Pariaman, bringing the demise toll thus far to 19.
The company stated at the least two villagers have been injured and 7 others have been nonetheless lacking, with greater than 80,000 individuals fleeing to momentary authorities shelters.
Flash floods and landslides are a typical prevalence in Indonesia, the place thousands and thousands of individuals reside close to floodplains, particularly through the wet season.
In December, at the least two individuals have been killed when a landslide and floods swept away dozens of homes and destroyed a lodge close to Lake Toba on Sumatra.
