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IN PHOTOS: Rescuers recover 20 bodies after flash floods and landslides in Indonesia

Updated On: 26 November, 2024 10:18 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

Indonesian rescuers have recovered 20 bodies and are looking for two villagers who remain missing after flash floods on Sumatra island caused mud and rocks to tumble down mountainsides, officials said Tuesday. Pics/AFP (Text/AP)

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A family wades through mud, past a crushed car following landslides at the Semangat Gunung village in Karo. Pics/AFP (Text/AP)
A family wades through mud, past a crushed car following landslides at the Semangat Gunung village in Karo. Pics/AFP (Text/AP)
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Torrential rains over the weekend caused rivers to burst their banks in four hilly districts in North Sumatra province, washing away houses and destroying farms

Torrential rains over the weekend caused rivers to burst their banks in four hilly districts in North Sumatra province, washing away houses and destroying farms

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Four more bodies were recovered Monday evening in Karo Regency, bringing the total there to 10, National Disaster Management Agency spokesperson Abdul Muhari said in a statement Tuesday

Four more bodies were recovered Monday evening in Karo Regency, bringing the total there to 10, National Disaster Management Agency spokesperson Abdul Muhari said in a statement Tuesday

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Flash floods also left four people dead in Deli Serdang district, and rescue workers were still searching for two people who were swept away

Flash floods also left four people dead in Deli Serdang district, and rescue workers were still searching for two people who were swept away

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Earlier, rescuers recovered two bodies in villages in South Tapanuli district, and four members of a family, including two children, in Harang Julu, a mountainside village in Padang Lawas district

Earlier, rescuers recovered two bodies in villages in South Tapanuli district, and four members of a family, including two children, in Harang Julu, a mountainside village in Padang Lawas district

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Seasonal rain from about October to March frequently causes flooding and landslides in Indonesia, an archipelago of 17,000 islands where millions of people live in mountainous areas or near fertile flood plains

Seasonal rain from about October to March frequently causes flooding and landslides in Indonesia, an archipelago of 17,000 islands where millions of people live in mountainous areas or near fertile flood plains

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