Flash flooding in Sumatra kills 69 as rescue crews search rivers for survivors
Monsoon rains cause devastation on Indonesian island, sparking landslides and flash flooding.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/28/flash-flooding-sumatra-death-toll-rises
“Suddenly I heard a rumbling sound that kept getting louder,” said the mother of one-year-old boy. Stepping outside with her child in her arms, she saw neighbours gathering in panic, shouting warnings of a sudden torrent. She and others rushed toward a small prayer house at a nearby intersection, but flood waters quickly surged in.
“We had to run again, racing through the rising water toward the rice field.”
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