Floods kill 7 in Indonesia's North Maluku, some missing
JAKARTA - Seven people were killed and some missing in Indonesia's North Maluku province on Sunday after floods in the east of the sprawling archipelago, the local search and rescue agency said.
"Our team still making efforts to evacuate the victims who were hit by landslides and house building materials that were carried away by the flood," Basarnas said in a statement, adding two people were found alive. Risk Disclosure: Trading in financial instruments and/or cryptocurrencies involves high risks including the risk of losing some, or all, of your investment amount, and may not be suitable for all investors. Prices of cryptocurrencies are extremely volatile and may be affected by external factors such as financial, regulatory or political events. Trading on margin increases the financial risks.
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