Southeast Asia Flood: Death Toll Surges To 174 In Indonesia; Sumatra
The floods and landslides in the Indonesian island of Sumatra has claimed at least 174 lives, with more than 80 others missing. "As of this afternoon, we have recorded that for the entire North Sumatra province, there have been 116 deaths and 42 people are still being searched for," said National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) chief Suharyanto told the media. He added that another 35 had been killed in the island's Aceh province and 23 more people died in West Sumatra. Authorities are likely to start implementing cloud seeding so mitigate damage from further rainfall in North Sumatra, while the near-by provinces also suffer due to severe flooding and landslides that has disrupted thousands of lives
Rescuers carry the body of a flood victim in Malalak, West Sumatra, Indonesia. | Photo: AP/Ade Yuandha
A cat walks on the roof of a house near a bridge and buildings damaged in flooding in Tanah Datar, West Sumatra, Indonesia. | Photo: AP/Ali Nayaka
Motorists ride on a bridge past buildings damaged by flooding in Tanah Datar, West Sumatra, Indonesia. | Photo: AP/Ali Nayaka
In this photo released by Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) residents inspect a road cut off by a flood in Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia. | Photo: BNPB via AP
People inspect the damage at a flood hit neighborhood in Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia. | Photo: BNPB via AP
Residents inspect the damage after a flood in Malalak, West Sumatra, Indonesia. | Photo: AP/Ade Yuandha
In this photo released by the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS), rescuers remove a scooter buried in the mud as they search for victims at a village hit by a landslide in Batu Goading, North Sumatra, Indonesia. | Photo: BASARNAS via AP
People walk down the embankment of a river to take a boat ride across after a bridge nearby collapsed during a flood in Bireun, Aceh province, Indonesia. | Photo: AP/Reza Saifullah
Rescuers search for victims at a village hit by flooding in Malalak, West Sumatra, Indonesia. | Photo: AP/Nazar Chaniago
This photo released by Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) shows houses affected by floods in Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia. | Photo: BNPB via AP
A woman inspects the damage after a flood in Malalak, West Sumatra, Indonesia. | Photo: AP/Ade Yuandha
This aerial shot taken using a drone shows a flooded neighborhood in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. | Photo: AP/Binsar Bakkara
People wade through the water at a flooded street in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. | Photo: AP/Binsar Bakkara
This aerial photo taken using a drone shows a village devastated by a flood in Malalak, West Sumatra, Indonesia. | Photo: AP/Nazar Chaniago
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