At least 17 people have died after being swept away in flash floods or buried under tons of mud and rocks that hit hilly villages on the Indonesian‘s main island of Java, officials said on Tuesday.
Extreme weather events have been striking Bali in the past two months as the island braces for the peak of the rainy season.
In December, a landslide and flash floods in Sukabumi, West Java, killed 12 people, destroyed dozens of homes and forced evacuations in vulnerable areas. Villagers described the floods as "unprecedented" with rapid water currents sweeping through settlements.
Indonesian rescuers recovered at least 16 bodies that were swept away in flash floods or buried under tons of mud and rocks that hit hilly villages on the country’s main island of Java, officials said Tuesday (January 21, 2025). Nine people were missing.