JAKARTA - Floods in the district of Mandailing Natal, North Sumatra, have killed at least 38 people while dozens of others are reported as missing. The flood occurred when the Selang Aling river was not able to cope with heavy rains upstream. The floods reached two meters in six villages in the under-districts of Muara Batang Gadis and happened just after midnight yesterday. Most people were sleeping at the time the flood suddenly occurred.
Heavy rains have hit the area in the last few days and however the river was swollen, it did not flood yet in recent days. Until last night, 38 bodies were recovered from several houses in the villages, but many more were still missing so it is expected that the death toll will rise further in the coming days. Most houses in the region are built from wood and are easily destroyed by floodwaters.
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JAKARTA - Floods in the district of Mandailing Natal, North Sumatra, have killed at least 38 people while dozens of others are reported as missing. The flood occurred when the Selang Aling river was not able to cope with heavy rains upstream. The floods reached two meters in six villages in the under-districts of Muara Batang Gadis and happened just after midnight yesterday. Most people were sleeping at the time the flood suddenly occurred.
