Rains trigger deadly landslide on Indonesia’s Sumatra island

The tragedy raises the death toll from landslides in the region (AP)

Seven people have died in a landslide triggered by torrential rains in Indonesia’s Sumatra island, officials said, adding to the death toll from landslides in the region this week.

Rescuers recovered the bodies of the victims, including a driver and passengers, from a tourist bus that was covered by trees, mud, and rocks in the landslide on the road from Medan city to Berastagi town in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province.