INDONESIA-DISASTER-FLOOD
12 May 2024 |
11:29 am
A damaged road is seen after flash floods and cold lava flow from a volcano in Tanah Datar, West Sumatra, on May 12, 2024. - At least 34 people have died and 16 more were missing after flash floods and cold lava flow from a volcano hit western Indonesia, a local disaster official said on May 12. (Photo by REZAN SOLEH / AFP)
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