Flash floods and landslides in Indonesia and neighbouring East Timor left more than 75 people dead while dozens are still missing, officials said Monday. Floods sparked by torrential rain have wreaked havoc and destruction on islands stretching from Flores in Indonesia to East Timor, sending thousands fleeing into shelters. The deluge and subsequent landslides caused dams to overflow, submerging thousands of houses and leaving rescue workers struggling to reach trapped survivors.
More than 90 dead after flash floods in Indonesia and East Timor
Dozens more remaing missing. By AFP Monday 5 Apr 2021, 10:40 AM 2 hours ago 2,846 Views 1 Comment A village affected by flooding on Adonara Island, East Flores, Indonesia Source: PA Images
TROPICAL CYCLONE SEROJA HAS pounded Indonesia and East Timor after torrential rains triggered floods and landslides that have killed at least 91 people and left dozens missing.
Packing heavy winds and rain, the storm heaped more misery on the Southeast Asian nations after yesterday’s disaster turned small communities into wastelands of mud and uprooted trees and forced thousands of people into shelters.
JAKARTA, April 5 At least 87 people are dead and dozens more still missing after flash floods and landslides hit Indonesia and neighbouring East Timor, officials said today. Torrential rain unleashed a deluge and subsequent landslides, turning small communities into wastelands of mud and.