SIBOLANGIT, Indonesia -- Rescuers recovered two more bodies from a tourist bus hit by a landslide triggered by torrential rains on Indonesia's Sumatra island, bringing the death toll to nine, officials said. At least 20 people have died in other landslides and floods in the region this week.

The Indonesian province of North Sumatra has been battered by a week of relentless rainfall leading to floods and landslides in several parts. Scores have died while rescue efforts are underway to search for the missing.

Landslides in Indonesia's North Sumatra province have claimed at least seven lives, with more than seven others reported missing, according to top rescuers and officials. The disaster began on Tuesday night along the road connecting the provincial capital of Medan with the

In Indonesia's Sumatra island, a landslide, worsened by torrential rains, claimed the lives of nine people on a tourist bus. Around 20 others died in similar disasters in the region this week. Search and rescue efforts continue as authorities strive to evacuate trapped individuals and vehicles.

Landslides in Indonesia's North Sumatra province have claimed at least seven lives, with more than seven others reported missing, according to top rescuers and officials.

Indonesian rescuers are searching for passengers trapped in a minibus buried in mud after flash floods and landslides hit several locations in North Sumatra province, killing at least 27, an official said on Thursday.

At least seven people died in a landslide triggered by torrential rains in Indonesia's western Sumatra island, officials said on Thursday, adding to the death toll from landslides in the region this week.