(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) At least two people were reportedly killed in floods and
landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rain in the eastern
Indonesian province of South Sulawesi, an official said on
Thursday, trend reports citing xinhua .
'Two were killed by landslides since Wednesday. Authorities have
recovered their bodies,' provincial disaster agency chief Amson
Padolo told local media.
The total number of locals impacted by the disaster was still
under calculation, he added.
Indonesia has been facing extreme weather of heavy rains and
strong winds since last December, which led to a series of
disasters including floods and landslides.
According to the country's Meteorology, Climatology and
Geophysics Agency (BMKG), the peak of the rainy season is from
January to February.
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