Indonesia flash foods, landslides kill at least 21, destroy hundreds of homes


  • World
  • Saturday, 13 Oct 2018

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Flash floods and landslides triggered by torrential rains in Indonesia have killed at least 21 people, including 11 schoolchildren, left 15 missing, and destroyed hundreds of homes, authorities said on Saturday.

More than 500 homes in the provinces of North and West Sumatra have been flooded or damaged, with some swept away by the floods, which also destroyed three suspension bridges, said a disaster relief official.

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