Flash flood buries village


Wicked weather: A drone view showing houses damaged following a flash flood in Rua village, Ternate, North Maluku province. — Reuters

Thirteen people were killed and some missing in Indonesia’s North Maluku province after floods in the east of the sprawling archipelago, the local search and rescue agency said.

Heavy rainfall since Saturday caused yesterday’s flooding on Ternate island, hitting Ternate city, said the agency, Basarnas.

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