{"id":620253,"date":"2024-05-13T11:07:35","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T08:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/indonesia-flood-death-toll-rises-to-41-with-17-missing\/"},"modified":"2024-05-13T11:07:35","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T08:07:35","slug":"indonesia-flood-death-toll-rises-to-41-with-17-missing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/indonesia-flood-death-toll-rises-to-41-with-17-missing\/","title":{"rendered":"#Indonesia flood death toll rises to 41 with 17 missing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35c0d47a741\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35c0d47a741\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/indonesia-flood-death-toll-rises-to-41-with-17-missing\/#%E2%80%98Have_mercy\" >&#8216;Have mercy&#8217;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2024\/the-floods-in-tanah-da.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2024\/the-floods-in-tanah-da.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"The floods in Tanah Datar and another district in West Sumatra killed at least 41 people.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2024\/the-floods-in-tanah-da.jpg\" alt=\"The floods in Tanah Datar and another district in West Sumatra killed at least 41 people\" title=\"The floods in Tanah Datar and another district in West Sumatra killed at least 41 people.\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                The floods in Tanah Datar and another district in West Sumatra killed at least 41 people.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The number of people killed by flash floods and cold lava flow from a volcano in western Indonesia over the weekend has risen to 41 with 17 more missing, a local disaster agency official told AFP Monday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"article-banner first-banner ads-336x280\"><!-- \/4988204\/Phys_Story_InText_Box --><br \/>\n      <\/section>\n<p>Hours of heavy rain caused large volcanic rocks to roll down one of Indonesia&#8217;s most active volcanos into two districts on Sumatra island Saturday evening, while flooding inundated roads, homes and mosques.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Data as of last night, we recorded 37 dead victims&#8230; But from this morning it has grown again, the figure reached 41 (dead),&#8221; Ilham Wahab, West Sumatra disaster mitigation agency official, told AFP.<\/p>\n<p>Rescuers were searching for 17 still missing, three in Agam district and 14 in Tanah Datar, both the worst-hit areas of the flood and home to hundreds of thousands of people, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Abdul Malik, head of the search and rescue agency in provincial capital Pandang, told reporters Sunday that the bodies retrieved included two children\u2014a three-year-old and an eight-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>Ilham encouraged &#8220;people to evacuate to relatives&#8217; places, which are safer&#8221; than tent shelters in heavy rains.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are focused on first, searching and rescuing the victims, second, protecting the evacuees, protecting the vulnerable people,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>West Sumatra Governor Mahyeldi Ansharullah told reporters on Monday that around 130 people had evacuated to an elementary school in Agam, while more than 2,000 people were evacuated to several places in Tanah Datar.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2024\/flash-floods-and-cold.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2024\/flash-floods-and-cold.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Flash floods and cold lava flow from a volcano hit several districts in western Indonesia.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img text-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2024\/flash-floods-and-cold.jpg\" alt=\"Flash floods and cold lava flow from a volcano hit several districts in western Indonesia\" title=\"Flash floods and cold lava flow from a volcano hit several districts in western Indonesia.\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-left text-darken text-truncate text-low-up mt-3\">\n                Flash floods and cold lava flow from a volcano hit several districts in western Indonesia.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Roads in the districts were turned into rivers, with mosques and houses damaged.<\/p>\n<p>Heavy rains inundated neighborhoods with muddy flood waters and swept vehicles into a nearby river, while volcanic ash and large rocks rumbled down Mount Marapi.<\/p>\n<p>Cold lava, also known as lahar, is volcanic material such as ash, sand and pebbles carried down a volcano&#8217;s slopes by rain.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98Have_mercy\"><\/span>&#8216;Have mercy&#8217;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Authorities sent a team of rescuers and rubber boats to look for the missing victims and to transport people to shelters.<\/p>\n<p>The local government set up evacuation centers and emergency posts in several areas of Agam and Tanah Datar.<\/p>\n<p>The national disaster mitigation agency, or BNPB, said 84 homes, 16 bridges and two mosques were damaged in Tanah Datar, as were 20 hectares (50 acres) of rice fields.<\/p>\n<p>Survivors recounted their horror when the flooding and rockfall began.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2024\/in-the-flood-hit-distr.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2024\/in-the-flood-hit-distr.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"In the flood-hit district of Tanah Datar, the flooding left roads caked in mud, trucks sticking out of a nearby river and mosques smashed by logs and metal sheets.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img text-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2024\/in-the-flood-hit-distr.jpg\" alt=\"In the flood-hit district of Tanah Datar, the flooding left roads caked in mud, trucks sticking out of a nearby river and mosques smashed by logs and metal sheets\" title=\"In the flood-hit district of Tanah Datar, the flooding left roads caked in mud, trucks sticking out of a nearby river and mosques smashed by logs and metal sheets.\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-left text-darken text-truncate text-low-up mt-3\">\n                In the flood-hit district of Tanah Datar, the flooding left roads caked in mud, trucks sticking out of a nearby river and mosques smashed by logs and metal sheets.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I heard the thunder and the sound similar to boiling water. It was the sound of big rocks falling,&#8221; housewife Rina Devina told AFP, adding that three of her neighbors were killed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was pitch black, so I used my cellphone as a flashlight. The road was muddy, so I chanted &#8216;God, have mercy!&#8217; over and over again,&#8221; she said of her evacuation to a local official&#8217;s office.<\/p>\n<p>Dwikorita Karnawati, head of Indonesia&#8217;s meteorology, climatology and geophysics Agency (BMKG), told reporters Monday that West Sumatra was a &#8220;unique location&#8221; because in parts of the province, rain could fall almost all year round.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So the potential for flood and landslide are always present,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Indonesia is prone to landslides and floods during the rainy season.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, about 24,000 people were evacuated and two children were killed in floods on Sumatra island, with environmental campaigners blaming deforestation caused by logging for worsening the disaster.<\/p>\n<p>Trees act as natural defenses against floods, slowing the rate at which water runs down hills and into rivers.<\/p>\n<p>Marapi&#8217;s last major eruption took place in December and spewed an ash tower about 3,000 meters (9,800 feet) into the sky, taller than the volcano itself.<\/p>\n<p>At least 24 climbers, most of them university students, died in the eruption.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-main__note mt-4\">\n                                                  \u00a9 2024 AFP\n                                             <\/p>\n<p>                                        <!-- print only --><\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none d-print-block\">\n<p>                                                <strong>Citation<\/strong>:<br \/>\n                                                Indonesia flood death toll rises to 41 with 17 missing (2024, May 13)<br \/>\n                                                retrieved 13 May 2024<br \/>\n                                                from https:\/\/phys.org\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>\/2024-05-indonesia-death-toll.html<\/p>\n<p>                                             This document is subject to copyright. 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