4.13 PM Thursday, 18 April 2024
  • City Fajr Shuruq Duhr Asr Magrib Isha
  • Dubai 04:33 05:50 12:21 15:48 18:46 20:03
18 April 2024

Flooding, landslide kill 6 in western Indonesia

Residents ride a makeshift raft as they evacuate their flooded homes in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. (AP)

Published
By AP

An Indonesian official says torrential rains that caused flooding and a landslide killed 6 people and displaced hundreds in the western district of Gowa.

The chief of Gowa district in South Sumatra said Wednesday that the dead included two infants who drowned and a man who was electrocuted.

Adnan Purichta Ichsann said rescuers are still evacuating residents to shelters at a government office and mosques after the floods that happened late Tuesday.

Deadly landslides and floods are a frequent occurrence during seasonal rains in Indonesia.