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3 killed, 10 missing as floods, landslides hit Indonesia's West Sumatra

Jakarta, Mar 8 (UNI) Three people were found dead and 10 others went missing amid floods and landslides striking Indonesia's West Sumatra province, a senior official of the local disaster management agency said on Friday.
Head of the Emergency Unit of the Provincial Disaster Management and Mitigation Agency Fajar Sukma said that heavy downpours on Thursday triggered the floods and landslides in 10 regencies and towns of the province, causing bridges to collapse and sweeping away houses.
The floods submerged roads, paralyzing transportation, and affected tens of thousands of houses, leading to evacuations, he said.
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