Dhaka, March 8 -- Floods and landslides on Indonesia's main island of Java killed one and left seven more missing after heavy rains inundated more than a dozen towns, an official said Friday.
Torrential rains this week hit capital Jakarta and its surrounding cities, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate and authorities to use weather modification technology.
But the bad weather carried on in neighbouring West Java province Thursday, hitting most parts of its Sukabumi district, damaging houses and flooding hundreds of public facilities including schools and hospitals.
One child was found dead, and seven people in three separate districts were still missing, according to the local disaster agency.
"The disaster was caused by extreme ...