Indonesia: Floods and landslides caused massive destruction, 172 villages destroyed, huge damage to crops, 10 people dead; 2 missing

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Villages destroyed
Harianto said landslides, flash floods and strong winds devastated 172 villages and forced more than 3,000 people to take refuge in temporary government shelters. Officials have warned about 1,000 people to evacuate as more than 400 homes are at risk due to extremely challenging weather. The disaster also destroyed 31 bridges, 81 roads and crops on 539 hectares, while 1,170 houses were flooded to the roofs. The local disaster management agency said the bad weather also damaged more than 3,300 other houses and buildings.

Bodies of three children found

Rescue command post chief Lieutenant Hariyanto said rescue workers on Monday recovered 10 bodies from the worst-hit villages of Tegalbulud, Simpenan and Simas. The dead included three children. He said rescue workers were looking for two more villagers who are still missing.