Indonesia seeds clouds to block rainfall after floods killed 67 people, others missing

TANAH DATAR, Indonesia — Indonesian authorities seeded clouds on Wednesday, trying to prevent further rain and flash floods after deluges that hit Sumatra Island over the weekend left at least 67 people dead and another 20 missing.Monsoon rains triggered a landslide of mud and cold lava from Mount Marapi, eventually causing rivers to breach their banks. The deluge tore through mountainside villages in four districts in West Sumatra province just before midnight on Saturday.

”Suharyanto spoke during a visit to the devastated villages in hard-hit Tanah Datar district on Wednesday.Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency head Dwikorita Karnawati has said that more rain was forecast for West Sumatra in the coming days, and that extreme rainfall could continue until next week.

Indonesia Floods Sumatra Island

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