Over 20 missing in flash floods in Indonesia


By AlexLi Sibo

JAKARTA, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- At least 23 villagers were missing after flash floods struck the remote Nduga Regency of Indonesia's eastern Highland Papua province on Saturday afternoon, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said Tuesday.

"A joint rescue team is still searching for the 23 missing residents, of whom 15 are in Dal District and eight in Yuguru District," said Abdul Muhari, head of BNPB's Disaster Data, Information and Communication Center.

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