Flooding, torrential rains slow rescue efforts as deadly cyclone lashes Southeast Asia
With at least 160 dead and dozens injured, rescuers in Indonesia and East Timor struggled with continuous rains caused by a tropical cyclone as they tried to cross damaged bridges and roads to search for survivors and begin repairs to the Southeast Asian archipelago.
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The Associated Press ·
Posted: Apr 05, 2021 1:54 PM ET | Last Updated: April 5
People line up to cross a makeshift bridge in a village affected by floods on Adonara Island, East Flores, Indonesia, on Monday, April 5, 2021. (Rofinus Monteiro/The Associated Press)
Rescuers searched for survivors after torrential rains caused multiple disasters on remote eastern Indonesian islands, as well as in East Timor, killing at least 160 in the Southeast Asian nations.