Rescuers searching for victims following a flash flood in Yogyakarta, Indonesia on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. The flash flood hit hundreds of students and teachers who were hiking along a river on Indonesia's main island of Java, killing 10 students officials confirmed after rescue efforts ended. - AP
JAKARTA: The death toll from a flash flood that hit hundreds of Indonesian students during a hike along a river on the island of Java has risen to 10, an official said Sunday (Feb 23).
A group of 249 junior high school students were walking along the river in Sleman district on Friday when it burst its bank and swept away many of them.
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