Landslide triggered by rain in Indonesia's Sumatra island kills at least 7 people
Published On : 2024-11-28T18:06:57+0530 [ IST ] |
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Seven people have died in a landslide in Indonesia's Sumatra island (Picture credit: AP)SIBOLANGIT: Seven people have died in a landslide triggered bytorrential
Rescuers recovered the bodies of the victims including a driver and passengers from a tourist bus that was covered by trees, mud and rocks in the landslide on the road from Medan city to Berastagi town in Indonesia's North Sumatra province.
The bus was among the vehicles cut off by landslides on the road since Wednesday morning.
More than 10 people were injured and have been evacuated to the hospital in Medan city.
Muji Ediyanto traffic director of the North Sumatra Regional Police said some vehicles remain trapped between the landslide locations along the road.
It will take at least two days to evacuate them from the landslide. Several vehicles are still trapped by piles from the landslides there are also fallen trees at several points and landslides and the vehicles have not been able to get out of the locations
Earlier this week 20 people died after flash floodsand landslides in four locations in the mountainsides of North Sumatra province including in Karo regency less than 20 kilometers from the most recent
Seasonal rains from around October through to March frequently cause flooding and landslides in Indonesia an archipelago of 17,000 islands where millions of people live in mountainous areas or near fertile flood plains.
Source : Reporters From Sunrise Chronicles
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Seven people have died in a landslide in Indonesia's Sumatra island (Picture credit: AP)SIBOLANGIT: Seven people have died in a landslide triggered bytorrential
Rescuers recovered the bodies
