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.

The Indonesian province of North Sumatra has been battered by a week of relentless rainfall leading to floods and landslides in several parts. Scores have died while rescue efforts are underway to search for the missing.

The death toll from the landslide on the Medan-Berastagi road has risen from seven to nine, as more bodies were recovered from the bus buried under trees, mud, and rocks. Over 10 others were injured in the disaster.

Indonesian rescuers are searching for 7 people still missing four days after torrential rain hit North Sumatra province, causing flash flooding and landslides which killed 15 people, an official said on Tuesday.

At least 27 people were killed after flash floods and landslides swarmed through north of Indonesia's Sumatra. Flash floods and landslides were prompted in four districts after the

Indonesian rescuers on Friday searched for survivors buried in three cars and bus at the base of a cliff after flash floods and landslides in North Sumatra province killed at least 29 people. Torrential rain for the past week in the province has triggered flash floods and landslides in four different districts,

Indonesian rescuers are searching for passengers trapped in a minibus buried in mud after flash floods and landslides hit several locations in North Sumatra province, killing at least 27, an official said on Thursday.

Heavy rain battered North Sumatra last week, triggering severe floods and landslides. As of Thursday, November 28, at least 27 deaths have been reported, including a driver and passengers from a tourist bus,