BANDA ACEH, Indonesia, Nov. 24 Kyod...

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia, Nov. 24 Kyodo

At least eight populace are dead and three others missing in serious great flows and landslides that hit Indonesia's restive province of Aceh following heavy downpours, a local dominion official said Sunday.

ruling Teuku Zulkarnain of the province's Nagan Raya rule told Kyodo News according to telephone that the floods have also forced 16000 race to flee their homes and take hiding-place in higher areas since Tuesday.

''The death toll may increase, yet we haven't got full information because the overflows have paralyzed road communications and sculpture telephone connections in several regencies,'' he said, adding the other affected regencies are southward Aceh, West Aceh and Southwest Aceh.

The nation reported missing, he said, apparently were washed away with their houses.

The rain also inundated centurys of hectares of paddy fields, damaged centurys of homes and public buildings, and washed away at least 15 bridges, he added.

Landslides occurr in several highland areas, including near Mt Geureutee near 40 kilometers southeast of the Aceh provincial capital of Banda Aceh, with principally of the roads in the region being cut

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