BFF-07 At least 42 dead in floods in Indonesia’s Papua: official

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At least 42 dead in floods in Indonesia’s Papua: official

JAKARTA, March 17, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – At least 42 people have been killed by
flash floods in Indonesia’s eastern Papua province, an official said Sunday.

The floods in Sentani, near the provincial capital of Jayapura, were
triggered by torrential rain on Saturday, and also left 21 people injured.

BSS/AFP/MSY/0828 hrs