Landslides and flash floods on Indonesia’s Java island leave 17 dead and 8 missing

Indonesian rescuers recovered the bodies of at least 17 people swept away in flash floods and mudslides on Java’s main island, with eight still missing in Pekalongan regency. Torrential rains caused devastation in nine villages, leaving 11 injured and two bridges destroyed. Seasonal rain in Indonesia frequently leads to flooding and landslides, with recent disasters in West Java and North Sumatra claiming lives and causing destruction.

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