More bodies found in Indonesia after flash floods killed dozens and submerged homes

By KASPARMAN PILIANG
Associated Press

PADANG, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers have recovered more bodies after monsoon rains triggered flash floods on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island, bringing down torrents of cold lava and mud. At least 43 people have died and another 15 are missing. The heavy rains, along with a landslide of mud and cold lava from Mount Marapi, caused a river to breach its banks. The deluge tore through mountainside villages along four districts in West Sumatra province just before midnight Saturday. The floods swept away people and submerged nearly 200 houses and buildings, some severely damaged. Cold lava, also known as lahar, is a mixture of volcanic material and pebbles that flow down a volcano’s slopes in the rain.