Flash floods, landslides claim 13 lives in Indonesia\u2019s North Sumatra
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\nAt least 13 people have lost their lives and three others remain missing after flash floods and a series of landslides hit seven districts and cities in Indonesia\u2019s North Sumatra province, Anadolu Agency reported.<\/p>\n
A total of 13 people were confirmed dead and 37 injured since Saturday, while three people are still unaccounted for, state-run Antara news agency reported, citing Wahyuni Pancasilawati, head of emergency response, equipment and logistics at the North Sumatra Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD).<\/p>\n
Multiple landslides and flash floods were reported across the province in recent days, Wahyuni said.<\/p>\n
Heavy rainfall and flooding also damaged 330 houses and displaced 2,244 people in several areas, according to the agency.<\/p>\n
In neighboring Malaysia, authorities said 21,834 people have been displaced by ongoing flooding in several northern states.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Flash floods, landslides claim 13 lives in Indonesia\u2019s North Sumatra ————————————- At least 13 people have lost their lives and three others remain missing after flash floods and a series of landslides hit seven districts and cities in Indonesia\u2019s North Sumatra province, Anadolu Agency reported. A total of 13 people were confirmed dead and 37 …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":137328,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[2934],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-137329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indonesia"],"yoast_head":"\n