Flash floods unleashed by torrential rains killed 41 people on the Indonesian island of Flores on Sunday, the disaster management agency BNPB said, and at least three more were reported killed in neighboring East Timor, Reuters reports.
At least 49 families were hit on Flores, in the east of Indonesia’s sprawling archipelago, Raditya Jati, a BNPB spokesman, said in a statement.
“Dozens of houses were buried in mud in Lamanele village... residents’ houses washed away by the flood,” Raditya said, referring to the eastern part of Flores.
On Adonara island to the east of Flores, a bridge collapsed, and rescuers were battling heavy rain, strong wind, and waves, he added.