Couple and their two kids killed in landslide in western Indonesia

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JAKARTA: A couple with two children were killed after a landslide hit their house in the western Indonesian province of Aceh on Tuesday evening, a local official said on Wednesday (Oct 9).

The accident took place in the hilly Celala region in central Aceh at around 10pm local time when they were at home.

Aceh disaster mitigation agency chief Teuku Nara Setia told local media that extreme weather hit Celala region on Tuesday evening, triggering floods and landslides in two villages.

The villagers were evacuated on Wednesday morning, he said.

Heavy equipment was used to clear roads affected by the landslide. - Xinhua