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World > Asia & Oceania
Flash floods, lava flow kill 15 in Indonesia
By Associated Press
May 13, 2024 12:29 am

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.

KILLER FLOODS Residents inspect an area affected by heavy rains and flooding in Agam, West Sumatra, Indonesia, on May 12, 2024. AP PHOTO

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