JAKARTA – At least 10 people were killed and 10 others were missing after flash floods and a landslide on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, a local official said on March 9.
“Ten people were found dead. Two victims were found in Langgai village, Sutera subdistrict, seven victims were found and identified in Koto XI Tarusan subdistrict and one other victim was found in the Lengayang subdistrict,” Pesisir Selatan disaster mitigation agency acting head Doni Yusrizal said in a statement.
In Padang Pariaman regency, also in West Sumatra, heavy downpours during March 7 and March 8 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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