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2021-04-08 15:35:49 GMT2021-04-08 23:35:49(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
JAKARTA, April 8 (Xinhua) The death toll of tropical cyclone Seroja in Indonesia rose to 165 with 45 still missing, the National Disaster Management Agency said on Thursday. Two died in Bima district, West Nusa Tenggara province, and 163 others in East Nusa Tenggara province, said the agency s head Doni Monardo.
In addition, 45 people are still missing and another 20,929 are displaced.
The Indonesian police and the army have deployed 7,572 personnel to search for the missing people.
Meanwhile, 115 public facilities were damaged, a number of bridges were broken, and agricultural irrigation and rice fields were submerged.
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Indonesian Church calls for compassion for flood victims
The Catholic Church of Indonesia has called on Catholics to show compassion to victims of the devastating flash floods and landslides that hit the country’s predominantly Catholic province of East Nusa Tenggara last weekend.
By Robin Gomes
Days of heavy rain due to the tropical cyclone Seroja tropical, have affected 12 cities and districts in the province on Easter Sunday, killing at least 138 people, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency said on Thursday. About 61 people are reportedly missing, while 271 homes and 99 public facilities were damaged. More than 8,000 people were evacuated to shelters including ones belonging to the Catholic Church.
Aceh in the grip of growing drug problem
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Officers destroyed cannabis in Banda Aceh, Aceh, on Wednesday (March 10, 2021). ANTARA FOTO/Ampelsa/rwa. (ANTARA FOTO/AMPELSA) Aceh has been in a state of emergency over drug trafficking with trans-national and inter-provincial drug rings still active in the province despite the ongoing crackdown against them.
Both police and the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) have continued to clamp down on drug kingpins and their drug supply networks in Aceh over the past few years.
Looking at the physical evidence of drug crimes local police and BNN officers have frequently seized, cannabis and crystal methamphetamine seem to be most commonly trafficked drugs.