Indonesian rescuers search through rivers and rubble after flash floods

Damage at a village affected by a flash flood in Agam, West Sumatra, Indonesia (Sutan Malik Kayo/AP)
Damage at a village affected by a flash flood in Agam, West Sumatra, Indonesia (Sutan Malik Kayo/AP)

Rescuers are searching in rivers and the rubble of devastated villages for bodies, and whenever possible, survivors of flash floods that hit Indonesia’s Sumatra Island over the weekend.

Monsoon rains and a landslide of mud and cold lava from Mount Marapi caused rivers to breach their banks.

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