JAKARTA: Indonesian rescuers on Friday searched for survivors buried in three cars and bus at the base of a cliff after flash floods and landslides in North Sumatra province killed at least 29 people.
\nTorrential rain for the past week in the province has triggered flash floods and landslides in four different districts, Indonesia\u2019s disaster agency has said.
\nThe death toll from one landslide on Wednesday on a hilly interprovince road rose to nine from seven, Hadi Wahyudi, the spokesperson of North Sumatra police told Reuters on Friday.
\nAt least five cars, one bus, and one truck were trapped at the base of a cliff following the landslide. On Friday, police and rescuers focused their search for missing people on three cars and one bus buried in mud.
\n\u201cWe still don\u2019t know how many people who were still trapped,\u201d Hadi said.
\nIn other districts, landslides over the weekend killed 20 people and rescuers will keep searching for two missing people until Saturday.
\nFlash floods hit the provincial city of Medan on Friday although waters have receded in some areas, said Sariman Sitorus, spokesperson for the local search agency.
\nThe floods forced a delay in votes for regional elections in some areas in Medan on Wednesday.
\nExtreme weather is expected in Indonesia toward the end of 2024, as the La Nina phenomenon increases rainfalls across the tropical archipelago, the country\u2019s weather agency has warned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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