At least seven people have died in a landslide triggered by torrential rain in Indonesia’s Sumatra island, officials said on Thursday, adding to the death toll from landslides in the region this week.

FILE PHOTO: An excavator moves soil during the search and rescue of victims on the site of a landslide caused by heavy rain at Semangat Gunung Village in Karo, North Sumatra province, Indonesia, November 25, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Jakarta — Rescue workers in western Indonesia used heavy equipment on Tuesday to dig out from weekend flooding and landslides that have killed at least 20 people, the national disaster agency said. In North Sumatra, the bodies of five people listed as ...

A police spokesman said authorities are still searching for missing people, including some trapped in a minibus and other vehicles hit by a mudslide in Indonesia's North Sumatra province.

Indonesian rescuers are searching for 7 people still missing four days after torrential rain hit North Sumatra province, causing flash flooding and landslides which killed 15 people, an official said on Tuesday.

Rescue workers in western Indonesia used heavy equipment on Tuesday to dig out from weekend flooding and landslides that have killed at least 20 people, the national disaster agency said.

Torrential rains over the weekend caused rivers to burst their banks in four hilly districts in North Sumatra province, washing away houses and destroying farms