At least 17 people are dead and several others are missing after landslides and flooding ravaged Indonesia’s Sumatra island, a popular tourist destination. Monsoon rains have been hammering the area for the last week, bringing destruction and complicating rescue efforts in six regencies of North Sumatra, according to the Associated Press and Al Jazeera. The National Police reportedly said five bodies were found and three were injured in Sibolga, the city hit worst by the disaster, as of Wednesday, Nov. 26. Police chief Eddy Inganta said 17 homes and a café were destroyed in the city, as well.
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