Indonesia warns of risk of landslides, floods from new cyclone

FILE PHOTO: An aerial picture shows an excavator searching for a body at an area affected by landslides triggered by tropical cyclone Seroja in East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia April 8, 2021, in this photo taken by Antara Foto/Aditya Pradana Putra/via Reuters.

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's weather agency warned on Friday 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.