Landslides and flash floods from torrential rains in eastern Indonesia killed at least 41 people and displaced thousands, the country's disaster relief agency said Sunday. Rescuers recovered 35 bodies and at least five injured, said Lenny Ola, who heads the local disaster agency. Flash flooding killed at least six people elsewhere, according to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency. Seasonal downpours cause frequent landslides and floods, killing dozens each year in Indonesia, a chain of 17,000 islands where millions of people live in mountainous areas or near fertile flood plains. Indonesia's disaster agency lowered the death toll late Sunday to 41 — down from 44 — after search and rescue team reverified victims' data.

Source: CBC News April 04, 2021 11:25 UTC