Indon flood, landslide death toll rises

The death toll has risen to 92, with nearly 160 others injured in flash floods and landslides that hit Papua province in eastern Indonesia over the weekend.

The death toll from flash floods and landslides that hit Papua province in eastern Indonesia over the weekend has risen to 92, with nearly 160 others injured.

Seventy-five people were still listed as missing after the floods that wreaked havoc on homes in the provincial capital Jayapura, local military said on Tuesday.

Muhammad Aidi, spokesman for the Papuan military garrison, said the number of displaced people has reached 8507 and they were being sheltered in several locations.

"One district in the mountain is still inaccessible by aid workers because a bridge connecting the area was destroyed, but there are no reports of fatalities there," he said.


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