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News Alert: Flash Flooding in Indonesia and Timor-Leste
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Mercy Corps Deputy Regional Director for Asia, Ram Kishan, says:
“Mercy Corps teams in Indonesia and East Timor are working swiftly to mobilize resources, understand what is needed most urgently and how to get it there in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Seroja. Electricity outages and lack of cell phone service are slowing communications, and COVID-19 precautions add a layer to the logistics puzzle.
“We expect the greatest needs to be shelter, clean water and sanitation as torrential rains flooded homes and contaminated water.
“This is the season for tropical storms, and our Indonesia Response Team are seasoned responders, but more frequent and more extreme storms have become the norm as they struggle to keep pace with the spiraling climate crisis.”