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  • Indonesia: Flood and landslide caused by torrential rains killed 6 people in Gowa

    Published on January 23, 2019

    An Indonesian official said torrential rains that caused flooding and a landslide killed 6 people and displaced hundreds in the western district of Gowa.

    The chief of Gowa district in South Sumatra said today that the dead included two infants who drowned and a man who was electrocuted.

    Adnan Purichta Ichsann said rescuers are still evacuating residents to shelters at a government office and mosques after the floods that happened late Tuesday.

    Deadly landslides and floods are a frequent occurrence during seasonal rains in Indonesia.

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