Baghdad-INA
A senior official at the local disaster management agency said Monday that the death toll from floods and cold lava flows on the island of Sumatra in western Indonesia has risen to 41 dead and 17 missing.
“Last night, we recorded 37 deaths… but since this morning, the number has risen further, reaching 41,” Elham Wahab said, adding that rescuers are searching for 17 people who are still missing.
The tragedy occurred on Saturday at around 22:30 local time (15:30 GMT) in the provinces of Agam and Tanah Datar in the west of the island of Sumatra, where heavy rain fell for hours on the region, causing sudden floods and a torrent of cold lava originating from Mount Marabi, which is a mountain. A volcano is located on the island.
Cold lava is a mixture of different materials that make up the volcanic mountain, including ash, sand, and rocks, which may mix due to rain and flow along the volcanic mountain.
The spokesman for the island’s disaster management agency, Abdul Mahari, announced in a statement that 84 homes, 16 bridges and two mosques were damaged in Tanah Datar province, in addition to 20 hectares of rice fields.
2024-05-14 06:25:56