Landslides, floods kill over 100 in Indonesia
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67 missing, 14k displaced in Indonesia floods. Image Source: IANS News
Jakarta, April 5 : More than 100 people were killed and dozens are missing after floods and landslides hit East Nusa Tenggara province in Indonesia, officials and media reports said on Monday.
Volcanic debris from Mount Lewotolo engulfed homes on Sunday following heavy rain, killing 20 people and leaving more than 60 missing, Thomas Ola, the head of Lembata district, told dpa news agency. Fourteen villages are still totally isolated, with roads inaccessible, he said.
The death toll is likely to increase as information was still being gathered from the villages, he said.
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