Dozens of houses were buried in mud or washed away by floods on the island of Flores.
At least 49 families were hit on Flores in the east of Indonesia’s sprawling archipelago, said Raditya Jati, a spokesman for disaster management agency BNPB. A bridge collapsed on the island of Adonara further east, where rescuers were battling heavy rain, strong wind and waves, he added. “We are currently focusing on elderly victims, children and pregnant women to be taken to a safe place,” it quoted Joaquim Gusmao, the state secretary for civil protection, as saying.
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