6 killed, 7 injured as landslides strike Indonesia's North Sumatra

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Sunday, November 24, 2024

24/11/2024

6 killed, 7 injured as landslides strike Indonesia's North Sumatra

Residents are pictured aboard an evacuation boat in a waterlogged street in a coastal settlement at Muara Angke in Jakarta, Indonesia on Nov 18. (Xinhua)

JAKARTA, Nov 24, (Xinhua): Six people were killed and seven others injured after landslides and flash floods hit Indonesia's North Sumatra province on Saturday, according to a rescuer. Head of the Operational Unit of the Provincial Search and Rescue Office Kamellia told Xinhua that the natural disasters occurred in two regencies.

The landslides struck Padang Lawas regency at 1:00 am local time, resulting in four deaths and four injuries. Flash floods hit South Tapanuli regency at 1:30 am local time, killing two residents and injuring three others.