Indonesia floods kill 58 as rescuers race to find dozens still missing


Men stand near a damaged house in an area affected by heavy rain brought flash floods in Tanah Datar, West Sumatra province on May 14, 2024. - Antara via Reuters

TANAH DATAR, Indonesia: Indonesian rescuers raced Wednesday (May 15) to find dozens of people still unaccounted for after flash floods and cold lava flow hit Indonesia’s Sumatra island, sweeping away houses and leaving 58 people dead over the weekend.

Hours of torrential rain on Saturday caused mud and rocks to flow into districts near one of Indonesia's most active volcanos, sweeping away dozens of houses and damaging roads and mosques.

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