Indonesia: floods and landslide kill 21 people

Indonesia: floods and landslide kill 21 people

More than a dozen others were missing after the floods tore through four villages on the small island of Laut, which lies off the southern tip of Borneo island, said the officer, who gave his name as Andi.

Seasonal downpours cause dozens of landslides and flash floods each year in Indonesia, where millions of people live in mountainous areas or near fertile flood plains close to rivers, the AP reports.