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Multiple disasters caused by torrential rains in eastern Indonesia have killed at least 55 people and displaced thousands, the country's disaster relief agency said.
Residents inspect the damage at a village hit by flash flood in East Flores, Indonesia, on April 4. (AP Photo)
JAKARTA Landslides and flash floods from torrential rains in eastern Indonesia killed at least 41 people and displaced thousands, the country s disaster relief agency said Sunday. More than two dozen others were still missing.
Mud tumbled down from surrounding hills onto dozens of homes in Lamenele village shortly after midnight on Adonara island in East Nusa Tenggara province. Rescuers recovered 35 bodies and at least five injured, said Lenny Ola, who heads the local disaster agency.
Flash flooding killed at least six people elsewhere, according to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency. Relief efforts were hampered by power cuts, blocked roads covered in thick mud and debris as well as the remoteness of the area surrounded by choppy seas and high waves, said the agency s spokesperson, Raditya Jati.
Multiple disasters caused by torrential rains in eastern Indonesia have killed at least 55 people and displaced thousands, the country's disaster relief agency said.
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Indonesia landslides, floods kill 55 people; dozens missing
Indonesia s disaster relief agency says multiple disasters from torrential rains have killed at least 55 people and displaced thousands
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People inspect damaged buildings at a village hit by flash flood in East Flores, Indonesia, Sunday, April 4, 2021. Landslides and flash floods from torrential rains in eastern Indonesia have killed a number of people and displaced thousands, the disaster agency said Sunday. (AP Photo/Ola Adonara)
JAKARTA, Indonesia Multiple disasters caused by torrential rains in eastern Indonesia have killed at least 55 people and displaced thousands, the country s disaster relief agency said Monday. More than 40 other people were missing.