Landslides in Indonesia's North Sumatra province have claimed at least seven lives, with more than seven others reported missing, according to top rescuers and officials.

In Indonesia's Sumatra island, a landslide, worsened by torrential rains, claimed the lives of nine people on a tourist bus. Around 20 others died in similar disasters in the region this week. Search and rescue efforts continue as authorities strive to evacuate trapped individuals and vehicles.

Extreme weather is expected in Indonesia towards the end of 2024, as the La Nina phenomenon increases rainfalls across the tropical archipelago, the country's weather agency has warned.

In North Sumatra, Indonesia, flash floods and landslides have claimed at least 27 lives, causing searches for those trapped, including passengers in a mud-buried minibus. Heavy rains since last week have damaged multiple districts,

Rescuers have recovered two more bodies from a tourist bus hit by a landslide triggered by torrential rains on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, bringing the death toll to nine.

Indonesian rescuers are searching for passengers trapped in a minibus buried in mud after flash floods and landslides hit several locations in North Sumatra province, killing at least 27, an official said on Thursday.

Indonesian rescuers on Friday searched for survivors buried in three cars and bus at the base of a cliff after flash floods and landslides in North Sumatra province killed at least 29 people. Torrential rain for the past week in the province has triggered flash floods and landslides in four different districts,

Rescuers recovered two more bodies from a tourist bus hit by a landslide triggered by torrential rains on Indonesia's Sumatra island, bringing the death toll to nine, officials said. At least 20 people have died in other landslides and floods in the region this week.