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Floods and landslides on Java island of Indonesia

Jakarta: 16 people died and 9 others are missing due to flash floods and landslides on Indonesia’s Java island. Officials have given information about this on Tuesday. He said rescue workers recovered the bodies of 16 people during relief and rescue operations who were swept away by flash floods in villages located in the mountainous region of the main island of Java. These bodies were buried under debris and rocks. He said that 9 people are reported missing in the flood and landslide incident.

Flooding in rivers due to torrential rains

The head of the local disaster management agency, Bergus Katursari, said that torrential rains on Monday caused river floods to engulf nine villages in Pekalongan regency in Central Java province. During this period, soil and rocks fell down from the slopes of the mountains in the mountainous area, many trees were also uprooted. He said rescue workers had recovered at least 16 bodies from the worst-hit Petungkriono village by Tuesday. The search is on for the villagers who are missing.

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Floods and landslides on Java island of Indonesia

It rains from October to March

Katursaari said that 10 injured somehow managed to escape from the disaster-hit area 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 in mountainous areas or near flood-prone plains. (AP)