Landslides and flash floods in Indonesia have left at least 20 people dead as torrential downpours continued to pound the nation’s many islands Wednesday.The main island of Java saw the worst of the flooding, as waters quickly rose to two meters, according to officials. Sixteen people on the island had been confirmed dead, with eight others still missing.Endah Trisnawati, a spokesman for the West Java Police Disaster Unit, said the flooding was limited to about five or six districts surrounding the overflowing Cimanuk River.“We have already reported that we’ve found 20 bodies,” he said. “So far, we’ve already identified 15 bodies and five others are still going through the identification process.” -
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