PADANG, Indonesia – Heavy rains and downpours of cold lava and mud flowing down a volcano's slopes on Indonesia's Sumatra island triggered flash floods that killed at least 15 people and injured several others, officials said Sunday.
PADANG, Indonesia – Heavy rains and downpours of cold lava and mud flowing down a volcano's slopes on Indonesia 's Sumatra island triggered flash floods that killed at least 15 people and injured several others, officials said Sunday.Monsoon rains and a major mudslide from a cold lava flow on Mount Marapi caused a river to breach its banks and tear through mountainside villages in Agam and Tanah Datar districts in West Sumatra province just before midnight on Saturday.
Residents inspect an area affected by heavy rains and flooding in Agam, West Sumatra, Indonesia, on May 12, 2024. AP PHOTOCold lava, also known as lahar, is a mixture of volcanic material and pebbles that flow down a volcano's slopes in the rain.By Sunday, rescuers had pulled out 11 bodies in the worst-hit village of Canduang and recovered four other bodies in the neighboring village of Sungai Pua, Muhari said.
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