Flash floods and landslides occurred in Tapanuli
At least 13 people have been killed and three others remain missing after flash floods and a series of landslides hit seven districts and cities in Indonesia's North Sumatra province, local authorities said Wednesday.
A total of 13 people were confirmed dead and 37 injured since Saturday, while three people are still unaccounted for, state-run Antara news agency reported, citing Wahyuni Pancasilawati, head of emergency response, equipment and logistics at the North Sumatra Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD).
Multiple landslides and flash floods were reported across the province in recent days, Wahyuni said.
Heavy rainfall and flooding also damaged 330 houses and displaced 2,244 people in several areas, according to the agency.
In neighboring Malaysia, authorities said 21,834 people have been displaced by ongoing flooding in several northern states.
Comment: Update November 28Reuters
reports:
The death toll from floods and landslides on the Indonesian island of Sumatra island has risen to 174, up from the previous 94, the country's disaster mitigation agency said on Friday, adding that dozens remain missing.
The Guardian reports 250mm (9.8 inches) fell on the island in 24 hours.
Update November 30Qazinform.com
reports:
A total of 303 people died and 279 remain missing after flash floods and landslides struck three provinces in Indonesia's Sumatra region, the country's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) said on Saturday, Xinhua reports.
BNPB Chief Suharyanto told a press conference that North Sumatra suffered the highest number of casualties, with 166 deaths and 143 people still unaccounted for. In West Sumatra, 90 people were confirmed dead and 85 missing, while in Aceh, 47 fatalities were recorded and 51 people remained missing.
Update December 2Reuters
reports:
The number of people killed by floods and landslides on Indonesia's Sumatra island rose to 708 on Dec 2, the disaster agency said, as authorities rushed to repair infrastructure and deliver aid to cut-off areas.
The agency in a press conference late on Dec 2 said 708 people had been killed since last week, a figure lower than the 753 reported on its website earlier in the day. It did not give a reason for the discrepancy.
Close to 900 people have been killed in floods and landslides that have wreaked havoc in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, which follow months of adverse and deadly weather in South-east Asia, including successive typhoons that struck the Philippines and Vietnam and added to frequent and prolonged flooding elsewhere.
Update December 6The Nation (Thailand)
reports:
Residents in Indonesia's Aceh Tamiang district were forced to scramble over fallen trees and wrecked vehicles on Saturday (December 6) as they made a gruelling hour-long walk to reach emergency supplies, with the death toll from this month's devastating floods and landslides on Sumatra now exceeding 900.
Cyclone-driven downpours have triggered floods and landslides across three provinces on Sumatra, including Aceh, killing 908 people and leaving 410 still unaccounted for, according to government figures released on Saturday.
The same storm systems have also claimed about 200 lives in southern Thailand and Malaysia.
Comment: Update November 28
Reuters reports: The Guardian reports 250mm (9.8 inches) fell on the island in 24 hours.
Update November 30
Qazinform.com reports: Update December 2
Reuters reports: Update December 6
The Nation (Thailand) reports: