Resident Killed in Indonesian Flash Flood

INTERNATIONAL: The extreme weather brought severe damage to several villages in Kerek District, East Java province when it triggered a muddy flash flood on Friday.

Aside from the local who was killed, another 178 livestock,three cows, five goats, 20 pigs, and 150 chickens were found dead after the water subsided in the farming communities in Banggai Regency a day before the flood.

A car was dragged by the flood currents into the river while eight houses were severely damaged that submerged communities underwater 4 feet high.

Head of the Center for Disaster Data, Information and Communication at the Indonesian National Disaster Management Agency, Abdul Mugari, has said there were six villages affected by the massive flash flood.

"A resident is reported to have died due to this flash flood. We, together with officers in the field, have evacuated the affected residents. Logistics assistance has also been distributed.

Muhari has added that heavy rain was to be expected to continue in the coming days, warning residents to stay alert.

Trucks Set on Fire After “Troops from Hell” Boss Arrest in Mexican Border

^{PHOTO: SCENES OF EYEWITNESS FOOTAGE SHOWING SEVERAL TRAILERS ON FIRE ON THE STREETS OF NUEVO LAREDO SHOT FROM INSIDE A SHOP SHOWING STREET WHERE GUNFIRE IS HEARD}

The U.S. consulate in the Mexican border city of Nuevo Laredo will close temporarily after it was hit by gunfire overnight, and trailers were set ablaze on roads downtown after a gang leader's arrest, authorities have said on Monday,March 14.

Shots against the consulate and Mexican military premises were reported after gunfighting and pursuits in parts of the city, the ministry of public security in the state of Tamaulipas has said in a statement.

Suspected gang members have paralysed traffic in Nuevo Laredo early Monday by blocking roads with spike strips and setting fire to trailer trucks, the statement has said.

The U.S. consulate has advised its employees to stay indoors and urged U.S. citizens to do the same or avoid the area.

The consulate will be temporarily closed to the public, the Mexican government has said later in a statement.

A senior Tamaulipas official has confirmed that there was at one "collateral" fatality due to the violence.

The gunfight has followed the arrest of Juan Gerardo Trevino, or "El Huevo," on Sunday ,March 13, Mexico's government hassaid in a statement.

Trevino is facing a U.S. extradition order for drug trafficking and money laundering, as well as state-level charges for murder, terrorism, extortion and criminal association, it has added. Trevino is on a list of the U.S. Border Patrol's most wanted criminals, according to media reports.

The Mexican statement has named Trevino as the leader of the Cartel of the Northeast, a branch of the Zetas gang, as well as boss of hitman group "Tropas del Infierno" or Troops from Hell.

The arrest represents a "forceful blow" to the cartel's power in the region, Mexico's government has said.

The government has also said in its later statement it was committed to security cooperation with the United States and that crime organizations involved in the incident will face the weight of the law of both countries.

Landslide in Northern Peru Buries at Least 60 Homes

^{PHOTO: SCENES OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY LANDSLIDE CIVIL DEFENCE PERSONNEL IN THE DISASTER AREA}

Part of a hill has collapsed in northern Peru on Tuesday,March 15, burying at least 60 homes, the government has said, with harrowing images on social media showing whole apartment buildings being covered by the landslide.

According to local authorities, the landslide has affected between 60 and 80 homes.

There were no confirmed deaths as of Tuesday at noon, but rescue squads were on the scene searching for people.

The collapse has happened in an area that is home to mining workers and not safe for the construction of homes.

Peru has high rates of housing informality, with homes often built on the edges of rivers or on the sides of hills prone to landslides.