Flash floods and cold lava flow hit Indonesia's Sumatra island
Voice of America
This drone shot shows a road damaged by a flash flood in Tanah Datar, West Sumatra, Indonesia, May 12, 2024. Heavy rains and torrents of cold lava and mud flowing down a volcano's slopes on Indonesia's Sumatra island triggered flash floods. The wreckage of a car lies in a village affected by a flash flood in Tanah Datar, West Sumatra, May 12, 2024.
Heavy rains and torrents of cold lava and mud flowing down a volcano's slopes on Indonesia's Sumatra island triggered flash floods that killed at least 37 people and more than a dozen others were missing, officials said Sunday.
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