Last Updated: Cyclone Seroja Wreaks Havoc In Indonesia, Death Toll Rises To 177 Tropical Cyclone Seroja in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province has claimed 177 lives while 45 people are still missing; several villages remained cut off. (Image Credits: AP) At least 177 people have died and 45 people are still missing in flash floods and landslides caused by Tropical Cyclone Seroja in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province. Several villages in the region have been cut off due to rock slides. Cyclone Seroja on April 5 made landfall and brought torrential rain and cold lava floods in East Indonesia. Tropical Cyclone Seroja causes deaths The villages in the region are still cut off including those in the Kupang district. The authorities will deploy helicopters and ferries to distribute food and other essentials to the people living in these areas, news agency ANI quoted the province's Deputy Governor Josef Nae Soi as saying in a virtual press conference jointly held with the National Disaster Management Agency. The deaths reported in the districts of East Flores stands at 72.