Death toll from Indonesia`s floods, landslides rise to 26

The death toll from flash floods and landslides in Indonesia's Sumatra Island has risen to 26. Besides, 11 people are still missing.

Quoting local authority, Xindua confirmed the matter on Monday (March 11).

The agency's spokesperson Abdul Muhari said at least 39,000 people had been affected by the disasters, adding that the agency is working together with local authorities to accelerate the disaster mitigation and distribute aid to those affected.

Floods and landslides hit the province last Thursday, inundating thousands of homes and public facilities and cutting electricity, making the province's administration issue an emergency response alert for two weeks.

Located in the Pacific Ring of Fire, Indonesia is frequently battered by powerful typhoons, triggering flash floods and landslides, and rocked by earthquakes and volcanic eruptions._Agencies.