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Article: Indonesian Resort Flooding Kills 71
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CHRIS BRUMMITT, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
11-04-2003
Dateline: BUKIT LAWANG, Indonesia
Residents gather around the victims of a flood in Bohorok, North Sumatera, Monday, Nov. 3, 2003. Flash floods swept through a popular tourist resort on Indonesia's Sumatra island, killing 66 people, five of them foreigners, and leaving dozens missing, local officials said Monday. (AP Photo/Avie)
A torrent of water, mud and logs swept through a resort village near a reserve for endangered orangutans on Indonesia's Sumatra island, killing at least 71 people, including five foreigners, and leaving more than 100 people missing, officials said Monday.
Days of heavy rain triggered a surge Sunday night in ...