Flash floods in Indonesia's eastern Papua province kill at least 50 people, an official says, with the death toll feared to rise
Rescue workers evactuate people from a flooded neighbourhood in Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta, Indonesia on February 5, 2018
The disaster in Papua province's Jayapura district submerged hundreds of houses in neck-high water and mud, said National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho. The floods and slides also destroyed roads and bridges, hampering rescue efforts. "We are overwhelmed by too many injuries," said Haerul Lee, the head of Jayapura health office, adding that some medical facilities had been hit by power outages. "We can't handle it alone."Papua's provincial administration has declared a two-week emergency in order to get assistance from the central government.
Worst hit was Sentani subdistrict, where a landslide early Sunday was followed minutes later by a river that burst its banks, sweeping away residents in a fast-moving deluge of water, heavy logs and debris, said the local disaster mitigation agency head Martono.
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