At least 10 dead in Indonesia landslides, floods
hundreds flee for safe ground as torrential rain hits the north
The Associated Press
Posted: Feb 17, 2013 6:49 PM ET
Last Updated: Feb 17, 2013 8:03 PM ET
Rescuers search for the victims of a landslide in Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. (Associated Press)
Landslides and floods triggered by torrential rain in northern Indonesia have killed at least 10 people and sent hundreds fleeing for safe ground.
Disaster official Sutopo Purwo Nugroho says mud and rocks cascaded down hills Sunday in seven sub-districts of Manado, the capital of North Sulawesi province, while more than 1,000 houses were flooded after downpours caused a river to burst its banks.
He says nine bodies were pulled from the mud and wreckage of crumpled homes and another from water. About 1,200 people fled to temporary shelters.
Rescuers are searching for those who may still be buried beneath mud and rocks.
Seasonal downpours cause dozens of landslides and flash floods each year in Indonesia, where millions of people live in mountainous areas or near fertile flood plains.
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