NEW: Mount Merapi Erupts, Landslide Near Lake Toba

Flash floods and a landslide in an Indonesian village last week claimed two lives, with at least 10 missing, destroying houses and a hotel near Lake Toba in Sumatra. Torrential rain triggered the disaster on Dec 1, leading to the evacuation of residents and causing the death of a 78-year-old woman. Despite initial reports of 11 missing individuals, another body was discovered on Dec 4.

Flood and Mount Merapi

In a separate incident, eleven hikers died, and 12 went missing after Indonesia’s Mount Merapi erupted on Sumatra, spewing ash and prompting rescuers to assist survivors down the mountain on foot.

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