Flash flood and mudslides triggered by days of torrential downpours tore through mountainside villages in Indonesia’s easternmost province, killing dozens of people, disaster officials said Sunday. (BASARNAS via AP) (Associated Press)JAYAPURA, Indonesia — Flash floods and mudslides triggered by days of torrential downpours tore through mountainside villages in Indonesia’s easternmost province, killing at least 58 people and leaving thousands homeless, disaster officials said Sunday. The dead included three children who drowned after the floods began just after midnight Saturday. Nugroho said 58 bodies had been pulled from the mud and wreckage of crumpled homes by Sunday. He said that rising flood water forced Sentani airport to temporarily close Sunday after a runway was flooded and water damaged the power system and two small planes parked at the airport.

Source: Washington Post March 17, 2019 05:28 UTC