Indonesian rescue workers have recovered at least 16 bodies after devastating floods and landslides destroyed villages in Central Java. According to officials, nine people went missing and countless others were displaced in the disaster caused by torrential rains. The disaster affected nine villages in Pekalongan regency, where rivers burst their banks due to incessant rains. According to officials, the rising waters carried mud, rocks and uprooted trees into hilly settlements, causing large-scale destruction.
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Rivers burst their banks due to torrential rains, flooding nine villages in Pekalongan regency in Central Java province, as mud, rocks and trees fell on mountainous settlements, said Burgas Katsartasi, head of the Niue disaster management agency. Are. He said rescue workers had recovered at least 16 bodies from the worst-hit Petungkriono village as of Tuesday and were searching for nine villagers who were reportedly still missing. Katsari said ten injured people managed to escape and were taken to nearby hospitals.
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Seasonal rains from about October to March often cause floods and landslides in Indonesia, an archipelago of 17,000 islands where millions of people live in mountainous areas or near fertile floodplains. Last month, Indonesian rescue workers recovered 10 bodies that had been washed away or buried under tons of mud and rocks in flash floods in mountainous villages on Java island. According to officials, landslides, floods and strong winds destroyed 172 villages and forced more than 3,000 people to flee to temporary government shelters.
