Indonesia floods, landslides toll crosses 107

Jakarta: The death toll in flash floods and landslides in Papua province of eastern Indonesia crossed 107 on Wednesday, while the search for 93 missing persons shifted to residential areas buried under mud, rubble and wooden logs, officials and rescuers said. The natural disaster, which hit Jayapura district on the weekend, also left 84 people seriously injured and 75 others with minor injuries, spokesman of the joint command post for emergency relief efforts in the province Dodi Sambodo said, reported Xinhua news agency. The disaster also forced 9,691 people to leave their homes and take shelter at 20 evacuation centres, most of which were government office buildings, the spokesman said. (IANS)

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