The fatal alchemy of mud, water and sheer force struck in eastern Indonesia at an hour past midnight on Sunday, killing at least 41 people, disaster-relief officials said. Flash flooding and landslides submerged entire neighborhoods in East Nusa Tenggara Province, which includes more than 560 islands. Seven villages were badly affected, according to Raditya Jati, a spokesman for Indonesia’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency. Some of the worst damage was on the remote island of Adonara, where many residents were preparing to celebrate Easter Sunday. But the priority is to ensure that survivors are moved to areas safe from further flooding or landslides.

Source: New York Times April 04, 2021 13:18 UTC