Indonesia flash floods kill 44, toll expected to rise

At least 44 people were killed after flash floods and landslides swept an island in Indonesia's easternmost province on Sunday morning, rescue officials said, adding they expected the toll to rise. "There are 44 people dead with nine injured" in East Flores regency, and "many (...) are still under the mud", National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesperson Raditya Jati told AFP.

Indonesia flash floods kill 44, toll expected to rise
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At least 44 people were killed after flash floods and landslides swept an island in Indonesia's easternmost province on Sunday morning, rescue officials said, adding they expected the toll to rise. "There are 44 people dead with nine injured" in East Flores regency, and "many (...) are still under the mud", National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesperson Raditya Jati told AFP.