Landslide and floods in Manado, the provincial capital of North Sulawesi, in central parts of Indonesia, on Sunday killed 10 people, official said here.

Sutopo Purwo Nugroho spokesman of national disaster management and mitigation agency said that the natural disaster had forced about 1,200 people taking shelters.

Heavy rains starting after midnight had triggered floods and landslides on Sunday morning, he said.

"Nine people were killed by the landslide this morning and another was swept by the waters," he told Xinhua by phone.

Indonesia has been frequently hit by floods and landslide during heavy rains.

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