MEDAN - Landslides killed 19 people at Mamurak Hill in Mandailing Natal district, North Sumatera province, Sunday night. Rescue workers with the help of local residents spent hours scouring the area for the bodies, according to Antara news agency Monday.
A spokesman of the Mandailing Natal district administration Faisal said light rains pounded the area overnight and caused the hill to suddenly slide down, burying 11 houses on its slope under the mud. At least six people were still missing in the area.
The mud also covered two kilometres of road, causing traffic congestion between Medan, capital of North Sumatera province, and Padang, capital of West Sumatera province. Land transportation between the two provincial capitals returned to normal after security personnel cleared the road of mud. The landslide forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents to safer areas.
The figure adds to the almost 90 already feared dead and hundreds more missing due to the current flood that hit several provinces on Sumatera Island.
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MEDAN - Landslides killed 19 people at Mamurak Hill in Mandailing Natal district, North Sumatera province, Sunday night. Rescue workers with the help of local residents spent hours scouring the area for the bodies, according to Antara news agency Monday.
A spokesman of the Mandailing Natal district administration Faisal said light rains pounded the area overnight and caused the hill to suddenly slide down, burying 11 houses on its slope under the mud. At least six people were still missing in the area.
