(UPDATE) JAKARTA: The death toll from flash flooding and landslides on the Indonesian island of Sumatra has climbed to 21, an official said Sunday, with six people still missing.

Torrential rains on Thursday triggered the disaster in Pesisir Selatan regency in the West Sumatra province, with more than 75,000 people forced to evacuate.

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