"The water came from over there with a sound like the wind, 'whoosh'," he recounted. He and his family sprinted from Sukarame village to higher ground, leaving them with only the clothes on their back. "My family are safe but my house has been destroyed -- everything's gone," said Sunaria. I thought there was a fire, but when I walked to the door I saw the water coming." Back in Sukarame village, Sunarti and her hungry neighbours waited for outside aid to arrive in their stricken community.

Source: Daily Nation December 24, 2018 09:33 UTC