Flash floods kill at least 58 in Indonesia's Papua
Photo taken on February 27, 2018 ashows people walking at the site of a landslide near the village of Ekari in Papua New Guinea's highlands region after a 7.5-magnitude earthquake. Flooding and landslides are common in Indonesia, especially during the rainy season which runs from October to April. – AFP pic, March 17, 2019.
FLASH floods in Indonesia’s eastern Papua province have killed at least 58 people, an official said today, as rescuers battled mud, rocks and fallen trees in the hunt for survivors. The death toll was expected to rise as emergency services struggled to reach people in hard-hit areas, with more than 70 people injured and 4,150 evacuated.
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