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Vehicles drive through flooded roads in South Sulawesi province, Indonesia, May 3, 2024. /CFP
At least 15 people have died after landslides and flooding in central Indonesia swept away dozens of houses and damaged roads, the country's disaster agency said Saturday.
The landslides struck Luwu regency in South Sulawesi on Friday just after 1 a.m., said Abdul Muhari, spokesperson of Indonesia's disaster mitigation agency, in a statement.
"A total of 14 residents died due to floods and landslides in Luwu regency, South Sulawesi province," he said.
The agency said more than 100 houses were seriously damaged and 42 were swept away, while four roads and one bridge were damaged. More than 100 people were evacuated to mosques or relatives' homes, and more than 1,300 families were affected with authorities trying to evacuate them.
In another area of South Sulawesi province, at least one person died and two others were injured in floods on Friday, Abdul said in another statement.