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[ad_1] JAKARTA: Torrential rains triggered flash floods and landslides on the Indonesian island of Sumatra , killing at least 27 people, including a dozen children at a school, officials said on Saturday. A flash flood with mud and debris from landslides struck Mandailing Natal district and smashed an Islamic school in Muara Saladi village, where 29 children were swept away on Friday, said police chief Irsan Sinuhaji. He said rescuers retrieved the bodies of 11 children from mud and rubble hours later. Videos showed relatives crying besides their loved ones at a health clinic where the bodies of the children were lying, covered with blankets. The National Disaster Mitigation Agency's spokesman, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, said 17 houses collapsed and 12 were swept away in Mandailing Natal. Hundreds of other homes were flooded up to 2 metres high, while landslides occurred in eight areas of the region. Four villagers were killed after landslides hit 29 houses and flooded about 100 buildi...

[ad_1] JAKARTA: Torrential rains triggered flash floods and landslides on the Indonesian island of Sumatra , killing at least 22 people, mostly children at a school, and leaving 15 others missing, officials said Saturday. A flash flood with mud and debris from landslides struck Mandailing Natal district in North Sumatra province and smashed an Islamic school in Muara Saladi village, where 21 children were swept away on Friday afternoon, said local police chief Irsan Sinuhaji. He said rescuers retrieved the bodies of 11 children from mud and rubble hours later. The National Disaster Mitigation Agency's spokesman, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, said rescuers were searching for 10 other children still missing. A video obtained by The Associated Press showed relatives crying besides their loved ones at a health clinic where the bodies of the children were lying, covered with blankets. Nugroho said two bodies were found early Saturday from a car washed away by floods in Mandailing Natal, where...

[ad_1] JAKARTA, INDONESIA : Police say torrential rains have triggered floods and landslides on the Indonesian island of Sumatra , killing at least 11 children at a devastated school. Local police chief Irsan Sinuhaji said a river overflowed in North Sumatra's Mandailing Natal district and swept away 20 children studying, late Friday at an Islamic school. He said rescuers retrieved the bodies of 11 children from water and mud and were still searching for the other children. A video showed relatives crying at a health clinic where the bodies of the children were laid. Rains cause frequent landslides and flash floods in Indonesia, where millions of people live in mountainous areas or near flood plains. [ad_2]