Torrential rains on Thursday triggered flash floods in Malang and the city of Batu.
Indonesian rescuers were trying to find survivors under the muddy slopes on Friday after flash floods on the island of Java killed at least eight people, according to the disaster agency.
Torrential rains on Thursday unleashed flash floods in Malang and Batu city, flooding houses with mud and debris, while a wall of water destroyed local bridges.
Six people were pulled alive from the rubble, but rescuers have already found half a dozen bodies in Batu and two more victims in Malang.
On Friday, teams rush to search Batu for several missing people, according to Indonesia’s national disaster fighting agency, and the dead were placed in body bags.
“So far, we are still trying to find three people,” said the agency’s president, Abdul Muhari, in a statement.
Deadly landslides and flash floods are common across the Southeast Asian archipelago during the rainy season, which began in September. According to environmentalists, disasters are often caused in part by deforestation. (I)
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