Ongoing effort: An excavator being used to remove rocks and debris during search and rescue work in Lembata, East Nusa Tenggara province. — Reuters
The death toll from tropical cyclone Seroja in East Nusa Tenggara province rose to 177, with 45 other people still missing and several villages remaining isolated as land routes were cut off due to rock slides, a local official said.
“The villages are still isolated, including those in Kupang district.
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