Josh Classen’s week in wild weather [Video]

Here are some of the weather stories making headlines this past week.

Torrential rain across the Indonesian island of Sumatra caused widespread destruction from flash floods and landslides.

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The death toll has climbed to around 30 people.

Several days of rescue missions were carried out following the monsoon-season rain that trapped people in their homes and left vehicles stuck in piles of mud and debris.

Lake-effect snow hit areas downwind of the Great Lakes, this occurs when cold air moves across the open waters of the Great Lakes.

In parts of New York state more than four feet of snow accumulated over the course of just a few days.

States of emergency were declared and the National Guard had to rescue drivers trapped in the snow.

The snowstorm also affected the NFL’s Buffalo Bills home game.

Volunteers were called into action to shovel snow …