JAKARTA, Jan 8 (NNN-ANTARA) – Six people died and 500 others fled to homes of their closest relatives, as floods and landslides hit Indonesia’s easternmost province of Papua, according to the country’s disaster management agency yesterday.
“Heavy rains since Thursday night have hit several sub districts in Jayapura City, Papua province, triggering floods and landslides,” the agency’s spokesperson, Abdul Muhari said.
Officials were working to identify three bodies, while the rest have been recognised, Muhari said, adding that, rescuers were evacuating the flood-affected people from their homes, using three boats, while a truck picked up those trapped by the landslides.
Yesterday morning, light rains still fell and the floods gradually receded, but blackout still remained.– NNN-ANTARA
