JAKARTA: Flash floods and a landslide struck Indonesia's Sumatra island over the weekend, killing at least 16 people, the national disaster agency said. The military and rescue officials have been deployed to the four affected areas in North Sumatra province.

Indonesian officials say rescuers have recovered 16 bodies under tons of mud and rocks or that were swept away in flash floods that hit mountainside villages on Sumatra Island.

Six people are still missing on the Indonesian island of Sumatra after mud, rocks, and trees cascaded down a mountainside.

Flash floods and landslides in North Sumatra, Indonesia, have resulted in 16 confirmed deaths, with six individuals still missing. Torrential rains caused rivers to overflow, devastating homes and farmlands.

Rescuers transfer a body pack of victim after a landslide hit Semangat Gunung village in Karo Regency North

Rescuers in Indonesia recovered 16 bodies under tons of mud and rocks swept away in flash floods that hit mountainside villages in Sumatra, officials said.

Flash floods and landslides in North Sumatra, Indonesia, have claimed at least 16 lives, with six people still missing. Rescue operations continue as devastated villages recover from the widespread destruction.

Rescuers in Indonesia recovered 16 bodies under tons of mud and rocks or that were swept away in flash floods that hit

Rescuers use excavators, farm equipment and their bare hands to sift through the rubble looking for the dead and missing.