Flooding, landslide from torrential rains claim six lives in Indonesia

An Indonesian official says torrential rains that caused flooding and a landslide killed 6 people and displaced hundreds in the western district of Gowa. The chief of Gowa district in South Sumatra said Wednesday that the dead included two infants who drowned and a man who was electrocuted.

Adnan Purichta Ichsann said rescuers are still evacuating residents to shelters at a government office and mosques after the floods that happened late Tuesday. Deadly landslides and floods are a frequent occurrence during seasonal rains in Indonesia.