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13 killed, 6 missing from deadly flash floods, landslides in Indonesia

13 killed, 6 missing from deadly flash floods, landslides in Indonesia

Jakarta, Aug 25 (UNI) Thirteen bodies were found and six were still missing after flash floods and landslides destroyed houses and infrastructure in Indonesia's eastern North Maluku province earlier on Sunday, a senior official said.
Fatur Rahman, head of the Search and Rescue Office in the province, said that eight people had survived the natural disaster in Ternate City. All survivors were treated for their injuries in three local hospitals.
"The victims were found inside their homes, buried by debris," Rahman told Xinhua.

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