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.

Flash floods and a landslide struck Indonesia's Sumatra island over the weekend, killing at least 16 people, the national disaster agency said. "In total, 16 people died and seven more people are missing,

Rescuers in Indonesia recovered 16 bodies under tons of mud and rocks swept away in flash floods that hit mountainside villages in Sumatra, officials said.

Rescuers use excavators, farm equipment and their bare hands to sift through the rubble looking for the dead and missing.

Flash floods and landslides in North Sumatra, Indonesia, have claimed at least 16 lives, with six people still missing. Rescue operations continue as devastated villages recover from the widespread destruction.

Six people are still missing on the Indonesian island of Sumatra after mud, rocks, and trees cascaded down a mountainside.