Indonesian emergency services are on full alert as they continue searching for survivors after the death toll from flash floods and landslides in North Sumatra Province, reached at least 27 on Thursday.
Indonesian authorities said the number of casualties may rise as tourist locations have also been hit.
The country’s national disaster agency said Thursday that torrential rain since last week destroyed houses and farms in mountainous regions, many of which remain covered in mud and fallen trees.
Authorities also said some vehicles remain trapped on roads around the region’s largest city of Medan, where bodies from a tourist bus were recovered earlier.
Local elections were also affected with floods closing some polling stations in the city.
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