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Rescuers hunt for survivors after cyclone kills 119 in Indonesia
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Rescuers hunt for survivors after cyclone kills 119 in Indonesia
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DILI (Reuters) - Twenty one people have died in East Timor from the impacts of a tropical cyclone that hit the tiny Southeast Asian nation and surrounding islands in neighbouring Indonesia, an official said on Monday.
“According to preliminary data, . the total loss of life is 21 people,” Main Director of Civil Protection, Ismael da Costa Babo, told reporters. He said more than 1,500 people have been evacuated to shelters in the capital Dili. The casualties were due to landslides, flash floods and a falling tree.
Reporting by Nelson Da Cruz in Dili; Writing by Gayatri Suroyo; Editing by Martin Petty
Tropical Cyclone in Indonesia and East Timor Kills at Least 76
More than 400 people were evacuated and thousands more impacted.
A man wearing a helmet carries his goods through the water in an area affected by floods after heavy rains in Dili, East Timor, April 4, 2021. Photo: Reuters/Lirio da Fonseca
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Jakarta: Floods and landslides triggered by tropical cyclone Seroja in a cluster of islands in southeast Indonesia and East Timor have killed at least 76 people and displaced thousands, officials said on Monday.
There were 55 people dead and 40 missing in Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara province, after the cyclone brought flash floods, landslides and strong winds amid heavy rain since the weekend, disaster agency
At least 76 killed by tropical cyclone in Indonesia, East Timor
By Reuters
Agustinus Beo Da Costa and Nelson Da Cruz
Jakarta - Floods and landslides triggered by tropical cyclone Seroja in a cluster of islands in southeast Indonesia and East Timor have killed at least 76 people and displaced thousands, officials said on Monday.
There were 55 people dead and 40 missing in Indonesia s East Nusa Tenggara province, after the cyclone brought flash floods, landslides and strong winds amid heavy rain since the weekend, disaster agency BNPB said.
More than 400 people were evacuated and thousands more impacted, it said.
In East Timor, which shares the Timor island with Indonesia, 21 people were killed by landslides, flash floods and a falling tree, mostly in the capital Dili.
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