Landslides and floods triggered by torrential rain have killed at least 29 people in Indonesia, the disaster agency said on Monday, with thousands taking shelter in evacuation centres amid fears of disease.

Floods and landslides in Indonesia have killed at least 59 people, the government says, after heavy rain pounded Sulawesi island and forced thousands to flee their homes.

Flash flooding and landslides in Indonesia kills 24 and left more than two dozen missing, an official said on Sunday (June 19), with mud avalanches burying people inside their homes.