“50 dead in storm surge in Indonesia”
“at Least 50 people have died in connection with the severe floods in eastern Indonesia, citing the country’s katastrofmyndighet.”
“close to 60 people have been injured seriously.”
“– the Number of fatalities and the consequences of the disaster are likely to increase as emergency workers are still trying to get through to the affected areas, said Sutopo Purwo Nugroho in Indonesian katastrofmyndighet.”
“Sentai-the area near the provincial capital Kapongang in Indonesia’s easternmost province of Papua have since Saturday been affected by the heavy rain. The floods are believed to have been preceded by a landslide.”
“Flooding is not unusual in Indonesia, especially during the rainy season which lasts from October to april.”
“In January killed at least 70 people in floods and landslides on the island of Sulawesi.”
