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Jakarta : Death toll from floods and cold lava mudflows in Indonesia’s West Sumatra province has rised to 58, the country’s disaster management agency informed on Wednesday.
Intense monsoon rains rise flash floods in several regions of West Sumatra over the weekend, as cold lava and mudflows from Mount Marapi surged down slopes and inundated communities, officials said.
According to the agency, 35 people are still missing, 33 injured, and more than 1,500 families have been affected.
Cold lava floods are volcanic mudflows that can occur during or after eruptions when heavy rainfall mobilises loose volcanic material.
Lieutenant General Suharyanto, the head of the disaster agency, said that government was raising efforts to restore roads and bridges that were damaged in the disaster, which has raised rescue and relief operations.
Helicopters were being used to deliver aid to some areas while authorities were also considering relocating residents whose homes were damaged, he said.
He said the country’s weather agency would soon launch weather modification operations to reduce rainfall in the area.
