At least 14 people were killed after being swept away by flash floods in Indonesia's North Sulawesi, an official said on Tuesday (January 6) as the search for the missing continued.

Heavy rain early on Monday (January 5) triggered flash floods on the island of Siau, located in the region of Siau Tagulandang Biaro, a spokesperson for the local rescue agency said.

Sixteen rescuers have been deployed to search for four people who remain missing on Tuesday, the official told Reuters, adding that 18 people had been injured so far.

Excavators were deployed to clear main roads covered by large rocks and debris while residents and rescuers pulled bodies buried by thick mud before transporting them into ambulances.

The floods also destroyed hundreds of houses and government buildings, North Sulawesi governor Yulius Selvanus said. The flash floods took place in the peak of the wet season in Sulawesi island, as forecast by Indonesia's weather agency.

DESCRIPCIÓN DE IMÁGENES

1. RESIDENTS AND RESCUERS STANDING AT AREA AFFECTED BY FLASH FLOODS NOW FILLED WITH LARGE ROCKS, MUD AND DEBRIS

2. RESIDENTS AND RESCUERS GATHERING TO SEARCH FOR FLOOD VICTIMS

3. VARIOUS OF RESCUERS AND RESIDENTS TRYING TO UNCOVER VICTIM BURIED UNDER MUD AND DEBRIS

4. RESCUERS AND RESIDENTS CLEANING BODY OF VICTIM FOUND BURIED IN MUD

5. VARIOUS OF RESCUERS BRING VICTIM’S BODY INTO AMBULANCE

6. VARIOUS OF RESCUE TEAMS WALKING PAST

SIAU TAGULANDANG BIARO, NORTH SULAWESI PROVINCE, INDONESIA (JANUARY 6, 2026) (BASARNAS - Must on-screen courtesy "BASARNAS")

7. RESCUERS GETTING EQUIPMENT READY

8. VARIOUS OF RESCUERS AND RESIDENTS TRANSFERRING PUMP MACHINE TO SITE

9. ROAD BLOCKED BY ROCKS

10. VARIOUS OF RESCUERS AND RESIDENTS CARRYING EQUIPMENT TO SITE

SIAU TAGULANDANG BIARO, NORTH SULAWESI PROVINCE, INDONESIA (JANUARY 6, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

11. VARIOUS OF RESIDENTS AND RESCUERS GATHERING TO WATCH RESCUE OPERATION

12. VARIOUS OF POLICE CARRYING BODY BAG

13. MILITARY PERSONNEL CLEARING ROAD FILLED WITH ROCKS AND DEBRIS

14. EXCAVATOR DIGGING

15. MILITARY PERSONNEL CLEARING ROAD