Death toll from floods and landslides on Indonesia's Sumatra island rises to 248, authorities say
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Indonesia Extreme Weather Landslides In this photo released on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025 by the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS), rescuers remove a scooter buried in the mud as they search for victims at a village hit by a landslide in Batu Goading, North Sumatra, Indonesia. (BASARNAS via AP) (BASARNAS) (BASARNAS/AP)
Indonesia Extreme Weather Landslides In this photo released on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025 by the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS), rescuers search for victims at a village hit by a landslide in Batu Goading, North Sumatra, Indonesia. (BASARNAS via AP) (BASARNAS) (BASARNAS/AP)
Indonesia Extreme Weather Landslides Rescuers put the body of a flood victim recovered from a river inside a body bag in Padang Pariaman, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ade Yuandha) (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) (Ade Yuandha/AP)
Indonesia Extreme Weather Landslides People wait for a boat to ride across a river after a bridge nearby collapsed during a flood in Bireun, Aceh province, Indonesia, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Reza Saifullah) (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) (Reza Saifullah/AP)
Indonesia Extreme Weather Landslides People walk down the embankment of a river to take a boat ride across after a bridge nearby collapsed during a flood in Bireun, Aceh province, Indonesia, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Reza Saifullah) (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) (Reza Saifullah/AP)
AGAM, Indonesia (AP) — Rescue workers in Indonesia struggled on Saturday to reach victims in several devastated areas that were hit by an earthquake and tsunami, and authorities feared the confirmed death toll of 248 would rise further.
The areas were largely cut off by damaged roads and downed communications lines, and relief aircraft were delivering aid and supplies to the hard-hit district of Central Tapanuli in North Sumatra province and others in the region.
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