Weather tracker: Floods and landslides in Indonesia leave at least 20 dead
Bridges collapse and houses and cars buried in thick mud after intense rainfall triggers landslides in central Java
Heavy rain across Indonesia has caused major flooding. On Java, the country’s main island, flooding caused a landslidethat has killed more than 20 people, with several more missing.
The landslide was triggered by particularly intense rainfall in the mountainous area close to Pekalongan in the central part of the island, leading to bridges collapsing and houses and cars being buried in the thick mud.
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