Indonesia Flood: Over 50 killed, rescue mission underway
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- Indonesian authorities seeded clouds on Wednesday, trying to prevent further rain and flash floods.
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Rain and flash floods hit Indonesia's Sumatra Island over the weekend leaving at least 58 people dead and another 35 missing.(AFP)
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A search operation was underway on Wednesday as rescue workers combed through rivers and the rubble of devastated villages. The roads had transformed into murky brown rivers, and villages were covered by thick mud, rocks, and uprooted trees.(AFP)
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Monsoon rains triggered a landslide of mud and cold lava from Mount Marapi, eventually causing rivers to breach their banks.(AFP)
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Rescuers carry the body of a victim of a flash flood in Tanah Datar, West Sumatra, Indonesia.(AP)
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Heavy rains and torrents of cold lava and mud flowing down a volcano's slopes on Indonesia's Sumatra island triggered flash floods causing a number of people dead and missing, officials said(AFP)
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This drone shot shows buildings damaged by a flash flood in Tanah Datar, West Sumatra, Indonesia.(AP)
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The floods swept away people and 79 homes and submerged hundreds of houses and buildings, forcing more than 1,500 families to flee to temporary government shelters, according to National Disaster Management Agency spokesperson Abdul Muhari.(REUTERS)
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