Floods and landslides in Indonesia kill at least 29 people as disaster agency warns of more deaths
Villagers walk past their house damaged by a flood at the Banjar Irigasi village in Lebak, Banten province on January 2, 2020, after flooding triggered by heavy rain hit the area.
Police in Lebak said on Thursday they were searching for as many as eight people who could still be missing. Images showed waterlogged homes and cars covered in muddy floodwaters, while some people took to paddling in small rubber lifeboats or tyre inner-tubes to get around. TV images showed the dramatic rescue of a baby saved by disaster personnel who waded through chin-deep water to the family's home and carried the infant away to safety in a small plastic tub.
Across the city, kids took the opportunity to swim in the floodwaters while some people grabbed fishing rods."There were lots of fish before but I don't know why they're all gone now," he added.Around Jakarta, an eight-year-old boy killed in a landslide and an 82-year-old pensioner were among the confirmed victims.
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