{"id":49192,"date":"2024-05-13T05:10:15","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T05:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/13\/cold-lava-and-floods-kill-37-in-indonesia\/"},"modified":"2024-05-13T05:10:15","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T05:10:15","slug":"cold-lava-and-floods-kill-37-in-indonesia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/13\/cold-lava-and-floods-kill-37-in-indonesia\/","title":{"rendered":"Cold Lava and Floods Kill 37 in Indonesia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Heavy rain in Indonesia over the weekend triggered flash flooding and sent torrents of cold lava coursing down a volcano and into towns, killing at least 37 people, officials said.<\/p>\n

Hours of rain on Saturday night carried volcanic rock and ash down Mount Marapi, an active volcano on the island of Sumatra<\/a>. Those mudslides are known as lahars<\/a> in Indonesian, which translates to cold lava.<\/p>\n

The rain also caused a nearby river to overflow.<\/p>\n

Four areas on the western part of Sumatra were badly impacted, according to Indonesia\u2019s disaster management agency. Nearly 200 houses were inundated and 159 people were evacuated, the agency said<\/a>. Some of the flooding left mud deposits high enough to reach an adult\u2019s calves, it said<\/a>.<\/p>\n

By Sunday night, 37 residents had been killed and another 17 were missing, the agency said. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n