Indonesia warns of risk of landslides, floods from new cyclone

Indonesian president Joko Widodo giving his jacket to a survivor while inspecting damage on Lembata Island after torrential rains from Tropical Cyclone Seroja on April 9. 2021. - AFP

JAKARTA (Reuters): Indonesia's weather agency warned on Friday (April 9) that a second tropical cyclone in the space of a week could trigger floods and landslides in more central areas after cyclone Seroja killed 163 people in eastern parts of the country.

Rescuers have been searching for missing people and rushing in aid to islands in East Nusa Tenggara province after Seroja lashed the area with rain, floods and landslides on Sunday (April 4) .