Landslide Triggered by Rain in Indonesia’s Sumatra Island Kills at Least 7 People

Landslide Triggered by Rain in Indonesia’s Sumatra Island Kills at Least 7 People
Rescuers remove the body of a victim from the wreckage of a vehicle after it was hit by a landslide that killed multiple people in Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on Nov. 28, 2024. Binsar Bakkara/AP Photo
|Updated:
0:00

SIBOLANGIT, Indonesia—Seven people have died in a landslide triggered by torrential rains in Indonesia’s Sumatra island, officials said on Thursday, adding to the death toll from landslides in the region this week.

Rescuers recovered the bodies of the victims, including a driver and passengers, from a tourist bus that was covered by trees, mud, and rocks in the landslide on the road from Medan city to Berastagi town in Indonesia’s North Sumatra Province. The route is the main access from the capital Medan to other districts in the region.