Death Toll Of Indonesian Flood Rises
Hector Duarte Jr. - All Headline News Staff Reporter Indonesia (AHN) - The death toll in the flash floods that struck the Indonesian province of South Sulawesi is now up to 160 people. According to the BBC, those numbers could go even higher, as rescue teams continue to discover bodies. More than 120 people are still missing; rescuers fear many of them were swept out to sea. Heavy rains frequently target tropical Indonesia, triggering floods and landslides, and environmentalists say deforestation can add to the problem. One man being treated at Sinjai hospital told the AP he was swept out to sea when raging waters tore through his home early Tuesday morning. He spent nine hours hanging onto a piece of wood. His wife and two sons are still missing. Flash floods and landslides usually happen earlier in the year: the peak of monsoon season. In January, over 120 people were killed during two separate landslides that tore through Java. These latest floods affected at least seven districts in South Sulawesi. The worst hit area was the district of Sinjai, where at least 150 people are thought to have been killed.
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