Torrential rains triggered flash floods and landslides on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, killing at least 27 people, including a dozen children at a school.
Local police chief Irsan Sinuhaji says a flash flood with mud and debris from landslides struck Mandailing Natal district in North Sumatra province and smashed an Islamic school in Muara Saladi village, where 29 children were swept away.
He said rescuers retrieved the bodies of 11 children from mud and rubble hours later.
The National Disaster Mitigation Agency's spokesman said rescuers and villagers managed to rescue 17 other children and several teachers on Friday and pulled out the body of a child yesterday near a river, close to the school.
Seasonal downpours cause frequent landslides and floods each year in Indonesia.
[Source: stuff.co]
