Death toll in Indonesia floods, landslides now rising to 34; another 16 reported missing

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This handout aerial image taken and released by Indonesia 's Disaster Mitigation Agency on Sunday, May 12, 2024, shows the damaged area after flash floods and cold lava flow from a volcano in Tanah Datar, West Sumatra. At least 34 people have died and 16 more were missing after flash floods and cold lava flow from a volcano hit western Indonesia , a local disaster official said on Sunday. - AFP

"Until now our data shows that 34 people died: 16 in Agam and 18 in Tanah Datar. At least 18 others are injured. We are also still searching for 16 other people," West Sumatra disaster agency spokesman Ilham Wahab told AFP.Abdul Malik, head of Padang Search and Rescue Agency, told reporters three more people had died but they were yet to be confirmed by other authorities.

About 370,000 people live in Tanah Datar, where several mosques and a public pool were damaged, with large rocks and logs scattered on the ground, according to an AFP journalist at the scene. A damaged road is seen after flash floods and cold lava flow from a volcano in Tanah Datar, West Sumatra, on Sunday, May 12, 2024. At least 34 people have died and 16 more were missing after flash floods and cold lava flow from a volcano hit western Indonesia, a local disaster official said on Sunday. - AFPTwo trucks had been swept away by the flooding and strong currents in a nearby river, the journalist said.

Death Toll Floods Landslides Rising To 34

 

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