JAKARTA — 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. The floods have receded, but officials are still trying to evacuate people. Flooding is not uncommon in Indonesia, especially during the rainy season which runs from October to April. In January, floods and landslides killed at least 70 people on Sulawesi island, while earlier this month hundreds in West Java province were forced to evacuate when torrential rains triggered severe flooding.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 17, 2019 03:11 UTC