Jakarta — Rescue workers in western Indonesia used heavy equipment on Tuesday to dig out from weekend flooding and landslides that have killed at least 20 people, the national disaster agency said. In North Sumatra, the bodies of five people listed as ...

Incessant torrential rains over the weekend in North Sumatra province caused rivers to overflow in four hilly districts washing away houses and destroying farms. Seasonal rain from about October to March frequently causes flooding and landslides in Indonesia.

Torrential rains over the weekend caused rivers to burst their banks in four hilly districts in North Sumatra province, washing away houses and destroying farms

Flash floods and landslides in North Sumatra, Indonesia, have claimed at least 16 lives, with six people still missing. Rescue operations continue as devastated villages recover from the widespread destruction.

Indonesian rescuers have recovered 20 bodies and are looking for two villagers who remain missing after flash floods on Sumatra island caused mud and rocks to tumble down mountainsides, officials said Tuesday.

Rescue workers in western Indonesia used heavy equipment on Tuesday to dig out from weekend flooding and landslides that have killed at least 20 people, the national disaster agency said.

Indonesian rescuers search for missing peopleafter a landslide and floods kill at least 15Eleven people were killed in landslides in Karo district, Padang Lawas district and Tapanuli Selatan district,