14 dead due to floods and landslides in Indonesia
| News sources reported heavy rains in Indonesia and the death of at least 14 people following landslides and torrential rains. |
report Mehr News Agency quoted Al Arabiya, heavy monsoon rain in Indonesia caused landslides and floods. As a result of floods and landslides caused by torrential rains in Indonesia, 14 people were killed and 115 people were evacuated.
Flood in Luouk Regency has damaged 1,800 houses and affected more than 1,300 families. The height of the water has reached 3 meters in some areas and water and mud have covered 13 areas in Sulawesi.
Local sources announced the rescue of those caught in the flood by boat and announced that the residents were moved to mosques and their relatives’ homes outside the flooded areas.
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The torrential rains in April also caused a landslide and killed 20 people in Tana Turaga district in Sulawesi in southern Indonesia.
Landslides are normal during the rainy season in Indonesia, and this situation is exacerbated in certain areas by deforestation. Long-term heavy rains also lead to flooding in different parts of the archipelago country.
This country struggles with a series of severe weather events during its rainy season and according to experts Climate change has made the occurrence of these natural events more severe.
In March, floods and landslides in the island of Sumatra killed at least 30 people. In December, landslides and flooding near Lake Toba in Sumatra destroyed a hotel, swept away dozens of homes, and left at least two dead.
