This photo provided by Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Padang Pariaman on March 8, 2024 shows rescuers searching the bodies of victims after flood and landslides hit Padang Pariaman Regency in West Sumatra, Indonesia. Three people were found dead and 10 others went missing amid floods and landslides striking Indonesia's West Sumatra province, a senior official of the local disaster management agency said on Friday. (BPBD Padang Pariaman/Handout via Xinhua)
JAKARTA, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Three people were found dead and 10 others went missing amid floods and landslides striking Indonesia's West Sumatra province, a senior official of the local disaster management agency said on Friday.
Head of the Emergency Unit of the Provincial Disaster Management and Mitigation Agency Fajar Sukma said that heavy downpours on Thursday triggered the floods and landslides in 10 regencies and towns of the province, causing bridges to collapse and sweeping away houses.
The floods submerged roads, paralyzing transportation, and affected tens of thousands of houses, leading to evacuations, he said.
"In Pesisir Selatan regency one person was dead and nine others went missing, and in Pariaman regency two people were killed and another was missing," he told Xinhua via phone.
"The floods began yesterday (Thursday), but now the waters have started receding," Sukma added.
Aid and emergency relief efforts were undertaken not only by the agency but also by other government departments, according to him.
Food, blankets, medicine and other supplies have been flowing to the disaster-affected areas, he said.
"We have also set up centers for logistics or distributing food and health centers to help the affected people," Sukma added. ■
This photo provided by Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Padang Pariaman on March 8, 2024 shows rescuers transferring the body of a victim after flood and landslides hit Padang Pariaman Regency in West Sumatra, Indonesia. Three people were found dead and 10 others went missing amid floods and landslides striking Indonesia's West Sumatra province, a senior official of the local disaster management agency said on Friday. (BPBD Padang Pariaman/Handout via Xinhua)
