More than a dozen dead, thousands displaced after flooding in Indonesia

Over a dozen people have died, and thousands have been displaced, after floods and landslides on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

A woman carries her daughter as she wades through a flooded neighborhood in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia,

A woman carries her daughter as she wades through a flooded neighborhood Source: AP

At least 17 people are dead and nine missing after days of heavy rain-triggered floods and landslides on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, authorities said Sunday.

Some 12,000 people have been evacuated while hundreds of buildings, bridges and roads have been damaged by the severe weather which affected nine districts or towns across Bengkulu province, officials said.

The waters have receded in some places but officials warned the full extent of the damage was not yet known and some areas were still cut off.

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