Heavy rain in Indonesia over the weekend triggered flash flooding and despatched torrents of chilly lava coursing down a volcano and into cities, killing not less than 37 folks, officers stated.
Hours of rain on Saturday night time carried volcanic rock and ash down Mount Marapi, an lively volcano on the island of Sumatra. These mudslides are referred to as lahars in Indonesian, which interprets to chilly lava.
The rain additionally triggered a close-by river to overflow.
4 areas on the western a part of Sumatra had been badly impacted, in accordance with Indonesia’s catastrophe administration company. Practically 200 homes had been inundated and 159 folks had been evacuated, the company stated. A number of the flooding left mud deposits excessive sufficient to succeed in an grownup’s calves, it stated.
By Sunday night time, 37 residents had been killed and one other 17 had been lacking, the company stated.
