Floods, landslides kill 35

Flash floods and landslides in central Indonesia have killed at least 35 people and destroyed dozens of homes, an official said Sunday, as searchers scoured devastated villages for survivors. Dozens were also missing or injured following torrential rain and widespread flooding on the main island of Java, where thousands of homes have been swamped. Areas […]

Flash floods and landslides in central Indonesia have killed at least 35 people and destroyed dozens of homes, an official said Sunday, as searchers scoured devastated villages for survivors.
Dozens were also missing or injured following torrential rain and widespread flooding on the main island of Java, where thousands of homes have been swamped.
Areas prone to landslides across densely-populated Central Java province have been worst hit, with drivers swept off roads and dozens of homes completely destroyed by fast-moving walls of mud, rock and water.
TV footage showed villagers sitting on rooftops to escape the rising water, their cars and homes submerged in brown water.
“The number of casualties from floods and landslides in Central Java is 35 people dead, 25 people missing and 14 injured,” said disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho.