Flashfloods, landslides leave 25 dead with huge damages in Indonesia

Flashfloods and landslides in West Java province in western Indonesia have left 25 people dead and 18 missing with huge damages, a disaster agency official said Thursday.

Large of affected-territory has hampered rescuers from searching and rescuing the missing and other affected-people, Head of Disaster Agency for West Java province Haryadi Wargadibrata said.

"Going forward, we will only focus the search for the victims along sides of the rivers," he told Xinhua by phone from the province.

The official said that the disaster has destructed hundreds of buildings in Garut district, where heavy downpours caused two rivers to overflow their banks Wednesday.

"A total of 340 houses and buildings along the rivers were swept by currents and seriously damaged," said Wargadibrata.

In Sumedang district, landslides hit 2 houses Tuesday, leaving 3 people dead, spokesman of national disaster agency Sutopo Purwo Nugroho told Xinhua via phone.

Indonesia is frequently hit by floods and landslides during heavy rains. Endit