Hundreds of homes and damaged bridges were destroyed by floods and flooding in key Indonesia on Saturday ( May 4), according to the country’s disaster agency, who reported at least 15 fatalities.
In some areas of Indonesia, prolonged heavy weather causes flooding in some areas of the coast nation, making the problem worse during the rainy season.
According to Abdul Muhari, the director of Indonesia’s disaster mitigation agency ( BNPB), the landslides struck South Sulawesi’s Luwu regency on Friday just after 1 a.m. local time.
” A full of 14 people died due to floods and landslides in Luwu district, South Sulawesi province”, he said.
More than 100 homes were severely damaged, 42 were swept away, and four highways and one gate were also significantly damaged, according to the organization.  ,
More than 1,300 families were impacted by authorities ‘ attempts to leave them, and more than 100 people were relocated to mosques or relatives ‘ homes.
More than 1,300 families were affected by the early morning floods in the Luwuk district, according to the organization, but more than 1,800 homes have been damaged. However, ocean levels have since started to drop in some areas.  ,
In another South Sulawesi state place, at least one person died and two people were hurt on Friday during floods, according to Abdul in a separate speech.
At least 30 people were killed on Sumatra beach in March when floods and flash floods occurred. Scores are also missing.
At least two people were killed when a hotel near Lake Toba in Sumatra was destroyed by a disaster and flood in December.
Specialists claim that climate change has increased the likelihood of extreme weather events in Indonesia over the past few years.