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Article: Death toll from Indonesia's floods hit 112
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- AP Worldstream
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- November 6, 2003
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SUZANNE PLUNKETT, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
11-06-2003
Dateline: BUKIT LAWANG, Indonesia
The death toll from a flash flood close to an orangutan reserve in western Indonesia hit 112 on Thursday as authorities promised to punish illegal loggers held responsible for the disaster.
At least 135 other people are reported missing and feared dead as a result of the flood Sunday, which sent thousands of logs and water crashing down on Bukit Lawang village in north Sumatra, said provincial spokesman Edi Sofyan.
Officials have cautioned, however, that the missing figure could be inflated, saying it is likely that some people on the list had left the area before the flood.
At the orangutan ...
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Article: LANGKAT FLASH FLOOD DEATH TOLL RISES TO 120.
ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia);
November 7, 2003 ;
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... ... Friday found seven more dead bodies, bringing the disaster's death toll to 120. The latest fatalities - two females and five males ... near a disaster post in the compound of Baiturrahman mosque, Bukit Lawang village, for further identification. Rescuers are still ...
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