Article: Indonesian Resort Village Flood Kills 75

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 75 people, including five foreigners, and leaving about 100 people missing, officials said Monday.

Days of heavy rain triggered a surge Sunday night in the ...

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