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Article: Indonesian Resort Village Flood Kills 75
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- November 4, 2003
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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 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 ...