Indonesia flash floods kill 38: official

By: Our Staff Reporter | September 15, 2009, 4:56 pm |
At least 38 people were killed in flash floods in a remote region of Indonesia's North Sumatra province Tuesday, a spokesman for the provincial government said. The early morning flood hit in the remote coastal district of Mandailing Natal 275 kilometres (170 miles) southwest of the provincial capital Medan, Edy Syopian told a foreign news agency. "Our latest information from the local district head is that 38 bodies have been found so far," he said. "Our main priority is to rescue the survivors. The flash floods hit six villages with about 2,200 residents," he said.

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