Floods, landslides, kill dozens in Indonesia and East Timor

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At least 49 families were run over in Flores, in the east of the Indonesian archipelago, Raditya Jati said, a BNPB spokesman said in a statement.

“Dozens of houses were buried in the mud in the village of Lamanele … residents’ homes swept away by the flood,” Raditya said, referring to the eastern part of Flores.

On Adonara Island, east of Flores, a bridge collapsed and rescuers fought heavy rains, strong winds and waves, he added.

Residents inspect the damage in a flood-affected village in East Flores, Indonesia
In neighboring East Timor, a two-year-old boy was among at least three people killed in a landslide on the outskirts of the capital, Dili, a Reuters witness said, although there were no official figures for casualties or dead.

“Heavy rains and overflowing water have drowned people’s homes and also claimed the lives of several victims,” ​​East Timor’s Deputy Prime Minister Jose Reis said in a statement.

“There are roads that have collapsed, trees have fallen and made it difficult to access some areas,” he said, considering the incident the worst in East Timor in 40 years.

Waste left in the town of Adonara, in East Flores

Electricity supplies were cut off and the presidential palace was flooded as heavy rains and strong winds ravaged Dili since Saturday afternoon.

East Timorese civil protection officials could not be contacted immediately for comment. Posts on social media showed collapsed buildings and vehicles submerged by floods.

The Indonesian weather agency said a tropical cyclone was approaching the Savu Strait, between the southern part of Nusa Tenggara province and the north coast of East Timor, and warned that it could cause even more rain. , waves and winds.

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