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12 killed in Indonesia floods, landslides

Floods and landslides in Jakarta and Bengkulu province of Indonesia resulted in the death of 12 people, while eight others were reported missing.

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Published : Apr 28, 2019, 5:02 PM IST

Jakarta: At least 12 people were killed, eight others reported missing and almost 15,000 evacuated as floods and landslides hit the Indonesian capital of Jakarta and Bengkulu province, a disaster official said on Sunday.

Of the 12 victims, 10 were reported in the province, a news agency quoted spokesman of national disaster management agency Sutopo Purwo Nugroho as saying.

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Floods and landslides have been striking most of the districts in Bengkulu province since Friday, and a day earlier for Jakarta, Sutopo added.

Although waters have started to recede as of Sunday, residential areas in the province were still submerged.

A total of 184 houses, four school buildings and dozens of infrastructure facilities, including roads, bridges and water channels in the province, were destroyed.

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Jakarta: At least 12 people were killed, eight others reported missing and almost 15,000 evacuated as floods and landslides hit the Indonesian capital of Jakarta and Bengkulu province, a disaster official said on Sunday.

Of the 12 victims, 10 were reported in the province, a news agency quoted spokesman of national disaster management agency Sutopo Purwo Nugroho as saying.

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Floods and landslides have been striking most of the districts in Bengkulu province since Friday, and a day earlier for Jakarta, Sutopo added.

Although waters have started to recede as of Sunday, residential areas in the province were still submerged.

A total of 184 houses, four school buildings and dozens of infrastructure facilities, including roads, bridges and water channels in the province, were destroyed.

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