Landslide, flash flooding kills students at popular Indonesian waterfall
17 May 2016 9:09 AM IST17 May 2016 9:09 AM IST
Heavy rain and flash flooding triggered a major landslide at a famous \"two-coloured\" waterfall at Sibolangit
Fifteen students holidaying at a popular tourist spot in western Indonesia have been killed in a landslide, an official said on Monday, with fears the death toll could rise.- Landslides are not uncommon in Indonesia, a vast tropical archipelago prone to natural disasters and torrential downpours.
- The forest getaway is highly popular at weekends and the victims were believed to be campers from several universities.
- 57 others had been found alive with just one injured, he added.
- 'It is believed those victims were also buried in the landslide,' Sutopo said in a statement.
- Searchers had so far unearthed 15 bodies, Sutopo said late on Monday. Two others, presumed dead, were still being recovered, while four remained missing.
- Heavy rain and flash flooding triggered a major landslide at a famous \"two-coloured\" waterfall at Sibolangit in the north of Sumatra island, said disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho.
Fifteen students holidaying at a popular tourist spot in western Indonesia have been killed in a landslide, an official said on Monday, with fears the death toll could rise.
Heavy rain and flash flooding triggered a major landslide at a famous -"two-coloured-" waterfall at Sibolangit
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