JAKARTA, April 4, 2021 (BSS/Xinhua) – At least 20 people were killed, nine
others injured and five went missing as flash floods and landslides struck
East Nusa Tenggara province in central parts of Indonesia earlier Sunday, the
National Disaster Management Agency said.
The natural disaster took place in Flores Timur district at about 1:00
a.m. local time, said Raditya Jati, spokesman of the National Disaster
Management Agency.
The disaster buried dozens of houses, swept away several other houses and
destroyed a bridge, he said.
All the wounded persons are being treated in nearby health clinics, the
spokesman said in a statement.
The meteorology and geophysics agency has forecast heavy downpours, strong
winds and huge waves within a week.