Floods in Indonesia kill at least 2, mud hampers relief work
The Hindu
The agency chief said heavy rains are expected to continue and increase until February
Flash floods from torrential rains on Indonesia’s main island of Java killed at least two people and eight others were missing, officials said November 5.
The National Disaster Mitigation Agency said rivers on the slopes of Mount Arjuno overflowed their banks on November 4 and their muddy waters inundated five hamlets in Kota Batu, a city in East Java province. It said 15 people were swept away and five were later rescued.
The agency chief, Ganip Warsito, said heavy rains are expected to continue and increase until February, partly because of a La Nina weather pattern.
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