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View all search resultsThe National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has warned of potential flooding and landslides in November and December, as many parts of the country are entering a wetter rainy season caused by the La Niña weather phenomenon.
Indonesia is in the peak of the dry season but torrential rains battered several regions in the past few days, causing flooding in several parts of Java and a deadly landslide in Sulawesi, where rescuers are racing to find more than a dozen missing gold miners.
The death toll in a recent series of landslides in Tana Toraja, South Sulawesi, has increased to 18, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said on Monday, as bad weather and infrastructure damage complicate the search for at least two people still missing.
The nearly 200 million Indonesians expected to make the journey home for the Idul Fitri holiday face a heightened risk of extreme weather in their travels, authorities warned on Sunday, as the nation’s busy land and sea transportation routes accommodate what is expected to be a record-breaking mudik (exodus) season.
Rescue operations are continuing for several people still missing as a result of flooding and landslides in West Sumatra, while the National Disaster Mitigation Agency reported that the death toll had risen to 26 as of Monday.
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