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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
JAKARTA, November 28 (Xinhua) — The death toll from floods and landslides that ravaged Indonesia's Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra provinces has risen to 174, with 79 people still missing and 12 injured, the country's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) reported on Friday.
As the head of the Suharyanto agency stated at a press briefing, the highest number of casualties has been recorded in North Sumatra province: 116 people have died and 42 are missing. He added that access to several affected areas remains difficult due to damaged roads and ongoing mudslides, which is slowing rescue operations.
“It’s possible that there are even more dead and injured in the landslide sites, which remain difficult to access,” Sukharyanto clarified.
In Aceh province, 35 people have been confirmed dead, 25 are missing, and eight others were injured.
In West Sumatra province, according to the latest reports, 23 people have died, 12 are missing, and four more have been injured. Floods and landslides damaged roads and bridges in several districts, forcing approximately 3,900 families to move to temporary shelters.
To reduce further risks, the BNPB initiated simultaneous weather modification operations in the three affected provinces to drive rain clouds away from high-risk areas. –0–
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