Landslide, Flooding Leave 3 Dead, 4 Missing in Indonesia’s West Sumatra

Continuous rain since February 5 has caused flood and landslide in several districts in West Sumatra.

Jakarta, 29 Rabiul Akhir 1437/08 February 2016 (MINA)- A landslide and flooding killed three people and left four others missing in Indonesia’s West Sumatra province, an official said Monday, according to DPA.

Six people were buried when a landslide hit their homes in Solok district late Sunday after days of heavy rain, said Sutopo Nugroho, a spokesman for the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB).

Sutopo said rescuers found two bodies and were looking for the four others, Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA) reported, quoting SPA.

Floods inundated about 100 houses in West Sumatra’s Pangkalan Nagari district and caused one person to drown, Sutopo said.

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Landslides and floods are common in Indonesia during the rainy season. (T/R07/R01)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)

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