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Flash Floods, Landslides Leave 26 Indonesians Dead
10/5/2010 2:50 AM ET
(RTTNews) - Flash floods and landslides triggered by recent torrential rains left more than 26 persons dead in Indonesia's eastern West Papua province, local reports said Tuesday.
Officials said nature's fury struck West Papua's Teluk Wondama district early Monday, following heavy and continuous downpour from Sunday.Rescue officials said six persons were still missing, adding that the flash floods and landslides injured 61 others and destroyed more than 30 houses.
The authorities have rushed hundreds of emergency workers to the affected region, but their efforts are being hampered by fallen trees and roads either blocked or washed away by landslides and floods.
Such floods and landslides are common in Indonesia during the country's wet season that generally extends from December to April annually. However, Indonesia is experiencing an extended rainy season this year.
by RTT Staff Writer
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