Rescuers searching for survivors amid debris following a flash flood in Malang, East Java. - AFP
KOTA BATU (AP): Flash floods from torrential rains on Indonesia's main island of Java killed at least five people and four others were missing, officials said Friday.
The National Disaster Mitigation Agency said rivers on the slopes of Mount Arjuno overflowed their banks on Thursday and their muddy waters inundated five hamlets in Kota Batu, a city in East Java province. It previously said 15 people were swept away and five were later rescued.
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