Heavy rain has triggered floods and landslides in Indonesia’s West Sumatra province, resulting in the deaths of at least 28 individuals, with four still unaccounted for, authorities reported on Sunday.
Abdul Malik, the chief of the provincial rescue team, informed Reuters, “There are 28 people killed, and we are still searching for four others who are missing.”
The national disaster management agency BNPB issued a statement indicating that flooding since Saturday night had caused mudflows in the Tanah Datar regency, impacting five sub-districts.
According to BNPB’s latest evaluation, 84 housing units and 16 bridges were impacted by the disaster.
Heavy equipment has been mobilised to expedite the clearing of road access.
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