2021-04-08 15:35:49 GMT2021-04-08 23:35:49(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
JAKARTA, April 8 (Xinhua) The death toll of tropical cyclone Seroja in Indonesia rose to 165 with 45 still missing, the National Disaster Management Agency said on Thursday. Two died in Bima district, West Nusa Tenggara province, and 163 others in East Nusa Tenggara province, said the agency s head Doni Monardo.
In addition, 45 people are still missing and another 20,929 are displaced.
The Indonesian police and the army have deployed 7,572 personnel to search for the missing people.
Meanwhile, 115 public facilities were damaged, a number of bridges were broken, and agricultural irrigation and rice fields were submerged.
165 dead, 45 missing due to tropical cyclone Seroja in Indonesia
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Plan Indonesia Distributes Aid for Flash Flood Survivors in Lembata, East Nusa Tenggara
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Lewoleba, 6 April 2021 – A series of disasters, which include flash flood, landslide, as well as tropical cyclone has been sweeping the East Nusa Tenggara Province (NTT) since last Saturday (3/4). The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) shared that an amount of two tropical cyclone seeds in the Indonesian region could also result in extreme weather until the next Friday (9/4), with risks of flash floods announced for the Kupang Regency, Kupang city, Timor Tengah Utara, and Timor Tengah Selatan.
Yayasan Plan International Indonesia (Plan Indonesia), a humanitarian organization that has been working in the Lembata Regency, NTT, since 2006, noted that at least 2,227 out of approximately 10 thousand of its sponsored children (1,186 girls and 1,041 boys) and their families in the area are affected by this set of disasters.
‘Disaster upon disaster’ for children in Indonesia as 100,000 have exams disrupted by flash floods
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7 Apr 2021
Jakarta, 7 April – Around 100,000 children in three districts of Indonesia have had their exams disrupted by flash floods and landslides, after a tropical cyclone hit Indonesia and neighbouring Timor-Leste on Sunday, killing 128 and leaving over 8,400 displaced.
Almost 2,000 homes in the country’s East Nusa Tenggara Province have been destroyed by floods, and 72 people have been reported missing.[1] Rescue efforts have been hampered by blocked roads, power cuts and continued landslides. Electricity and internet networks have collapsed in five districts, and more than 1 million people are living without lights. Electricity is not expected to be back to normal until May.
Source: Save The Children
Around 100,000 children in three districts of Indonesia have had their exams disrupted by flash floods and landslides, after a tropical cyclone hit Indonesia and neighbouring Timor-Leste on Sunday, killing 128 and leaving over 8,400 displaced.
Almost 2,000 homes in the countryâs East Nusa Tenggara Province have been destroyed by floods, and 72 people have been reported missing.[1] Rescue efforts have been hampered by blocked roads, power cuts and continued landslides. Electricity and internet networks have collapsed in five districts, and more than 1 million people are living without lights. Electricity is not expected to be back to normal until May.
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