Indonesia’s Tanah Datar: According to a local disaster official, flash floods and a frigid lava flow from a volcano struck western Indonesia on Sunday, May 12, leaving at least 34 people dead and 16 more missing.
Hours of intense rain on Saturday night sent large rocks and ash flying down Mount Marapi, the most active volcano in the Sumatra archipelago, and caused flooding in two districts of West Sumatra province. According to our data, 34 people have passed away thus far: 16 in Agam and 18 in Tanah Datar. Eleven more people have injuries. A West Sumatra disaster agency spokesperson, Ilham Wahab, told AFP, “We are also still looking for 16 other people.
He said volunteers, police, soldiers, and local rescuers were all involved in the search effort. He could not give a figure for the number of people evacuated from the area as the search and rescue effort was still focused on the victims and the missing.
Around 10.30 p.m. on Saturday, the Basarnas search and rescue agency reported that flash floods and a cold lava flow had affected the districts of Agam and Tanah Datar.
Volcanic debris such as ash, sand, and pebbles that are carried down a volcano’s slopes by rain is called cold lava, or lahar.
Twelve people, including a few children, had died earlier, according to Basarnas earlier.
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