In Eastern Indonesia, major landslides and flash floods from torrential rains made disaster. In this natural calamity at least 23 people have killed and thousands get displaced. Mud rolled down from surrounding hills shortly after midnight and struck nearly 50 houses in Lamenele village on Flores Island in East Nusa Tenggara province. Rescuers recovered 20 bodies and nine injured, said Raditya Jati, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesperson.
Here it is to be noted that three more bodies were found of villagers who were swept away by flash floods in Oyang Bayang village. In another village, Waiburak, four were injured and two are missing when overnight rains caused rivers to burst their banks, sending muddy water into large areas of East Flores district. Hundreds of people fled submerged homes, some of which were swept away by flash floods, Jati said.
However, let us share that hundreds of people were involved in rescue efforts, but distribution of aid and relief was hampered by power cuts, blocked roads and the remoteness of the area that’s surrounded by choppy waters and high waves, Jati said. Photos released by the agency showed rescuers and police and military personnel taking residents to shelters while roads were covered by thick mud and debris.
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