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Jakarta: 16 people have died and 9 others are missing due to flash floods and landslides on Indonesia’s Java island. Officials gave information about this on Tuesday. He said that during relief and rescue operations, rescue workers recovered the bodies of 16 people, who were swept away by flash floods in villages located in the mountainous region of the main island Java. These bodies were buried under debris and rocks. He said that 9 people are reported missing in the flood and landslide incident.
Floods in rivers due to torrential rains
Burgas Catursari, head of the local disaster management agency, said that floods in rivers due to torrential rains on Monday engulfed 9 villages in Pekalongan Regency of Central Java province. During this, soil and rocks fell down from the slopes of the mountains in the mountainous region, many trees were also uprooted. He said that rescue workers recovered at least 16 bodies from the worst-affected Petungkriono village till Tuesday. Searches are on for villagers who are missing.
Floods and landslides on Indonesia’s Java island
Rain falls from October to March
Catursari said 10 injured managed to escape from the disaster zone and were taken to nearby hospitals. Seasonal rains from October to March often cause floods and landslides in Indonesia. Indonesia is an archipelago of 17,000 islands where millions of people live near mountainous areas or flood-prone plains.
