In Indonesia's North Sumatra, Rosmina wades into her home through soupy grey-brown mud that reaches her knees, searching for belongings she can extract after deadly flooding submerged her village.
The unusual alignment of extreme weather forces is hitting the island of Sumatra (Indonesia) hard with 442 deaths and over 400 missing: "Whole neighborhoods are buried under mud.". In Sumatra Island, ...
AKUAK, South Sudan (AP) — Standing in waist-deep water, Ayen Deng Duot uses a machete to break up the thick roots of a papyrus plant and throws the pieces onto a spongy mix of plants and clay soil.