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Aid flows into cyclone-struck Indonesia as death toll rises
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08/04/2021 - 06:46 Torrential rains from Tropical Cyclone Seroja, one of the most destructive storms to hit the region in years, turned small communities into wastelands of mud and uprooted trees Alfred Ike Wurin AFP 2 min
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Two Indonesian navy ships packed with aid arrived Thursday in a cyclone-ravaged section of the archipelago, as the disaster s death toll rose to nearly 180 people, including dozens killed in neighbouring East Timor.
The vessels docked in hard-hit Lembata and Adonara island with hospital ships also en route to the ravaged cluster of islands in eastern Indonesia where thousands have been left homeless and dozens are still missing.
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The Mrs Sri Lanka beauty pageant descended into chaos on Sunday when a former title holder declared that the winner was ineligible and forcibly removed her crown. A video of the event in Colombo showed 2019 winner Caroline Jurie pulling out hairpins from Pushpika De Silva’s hair, removing the crown and placing it on the runner-up’s head, after informing the audience that the competition did not allow divorcees to enter. However, the prize was returned to De Silva at a news conference on Tuesday, after organizers confirmed that she was not divorced. They have also apologized to her.
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