WORLD 22 killed, 15 missing as flash floods, landslides strike western Indonesia

WORLD

22 killed, 15 missing as flash floods, landslides strike western Indonesia

Xinhua

15:58, October 13, 2018

JAKARTA, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- A total of 22 people were killed, 15 missing and dozens wounded wounded as flash floods and landslides struck West Sumatra and North Sumatra provinces of western Indonesia, spokesman of national disaster management agency Sutopo Purwo Nugroho told Xinhua in a text message on Saturday.

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Villagers stand near a damaged house after floods hit Nagari Tanjung Bonai village, in Tanah Datar, North Sumatra province, Indonesia October 12, 2018. (Photo: VCG)


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