District government confirms 62 deaths in Flores Timur s flash floods
1st April 2021
1st April 2021 1 hour ago
A local resident witnesses the flash floods that damaged his Waiburak Village in Adonara Timur Sub-district, Flores Timur District, East Nusa Tenggara Province, on April 4, 2021. ANTARA FOTO/HO/Dok BPBD Flores Timur/wpa/foc. Jakarta (ANTARA) - Some 62 residents of Flores Timur District in East Nusa Tenggara Province lost their lives in flash floods, triggered by heavy rains, that lashed the areas of nine villages on Sunday.
Some 56 of the 62 flood victims were the residents of Nelelalamadike Village in Ileboleng Sub-district, Deputy Head of Flores Timur District Agus Payong Boli stated.
Flash floods in Malaka s areas claim three lives
1st April 2021
1st April 2021 2 hours ago
(Antara/ HO Dinas Kominfo Kabupaten Lembata) Jakarta (ANTARA) - Three people died after being swept away by flash floods that struck some areas in 23 villages of Malaka District, East Nusa Tenggara Province, on Monday.
Search and rescue workers encountered difficulties in reaching the affected villages owing to hindered access to the disaster-hit areas, according to Acting Malaka District Head Viktor Manek.
The district government is striving to evacuate those severely affected by the floods in the midst of extreme weather, sparked by Tropical Cyclone Seroja, Manek noted here on Monday.