The night a calamity came calling
Flood survivors in Indonesia s Catholic-majority East Nusa Tenggara province relive a tragedy that changed their lives forever
Survivors of deadly flash floods survey the damage on Adonara island in Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara province on April 4. (Photo: National Disaster Mitigation Agency)
Many survivors of deadly floods that struck Indonesia’s predominantly Catholic East Nusa Tenggara province on Easter Sunday say they cannot believe they are still around to tell the tale.
A tropical cyclone brought two days of heavy rain, triggering flash floods and landslides that struck villages in the early hours of April 4 while many people were sleeping.