Sixteen people died and seven were reported missing after floods and landslides occurred over the weekend on the Indonesian island of Samatra, Indonesia's disaster management agency announced today.
"In total, 16 people have died and seven others are missing," the agency's spokesman, Abdul Muhari, said in a statement quoted by French news agency AFP.
Flash floods and landslides have hit four districts in North Sumatra province.
Karo district has reported the highest number of casualties, with five people found dead and five others still missing after a river burst its banks on Saturday.
The remaining victims are spread across three other districts in the province: Deli Serdang, South Tapanuli and Padang Lawas.
Muhari said Karo and Deli Serdang districts have already been hit by flash floods and landslides several times this year.
Landslides occur regularly across the vast archipelago during the rainy season between November and April, and the problem has been exacerbated in some areas by deforestation.
In July, a landslide on the island of Sulawesi (Celebes), near an illegal gold mine, left at least 27 dead and 15 missing.
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