Indonesia
sees at least 15 dead in floods and landslides
Flooding
and landslides in the Indonesian province of North Sulawesi have left
at least 15 people dead, officials say
BBC,
18
February, 2013
On
Sunday thousands of people fled their homes in the provincial capital
Manado and surrounding areas to escape the floods.
The
water was up to 2m (6ft 6in) deep in some places, a government
official told Reuters news agency.
Rescue
teams and residents are digging through debris to search for
survivors.
Bulldozers
and other equipment are being sent to affected areas.
The
bodies pulled from the mud on Sunday included those of three
children, North Sulawesi police chief Brig-Gen Dicky Atotoy told the
Associated Press (AP) news agency.
Residents
say they were cleaning debris from a previous landslide when mud and
rocks fell down the hills.
"It
was horrible. We were immediately fleeing, but some failed and (were)
buried in the ground," local official Lucky Sumakud told AP.
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