15 killed in flash floods in eastern Indonesia


By AlexLi Sibo

JAKARTA, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Fifteen villagers have been confirmed dead after flash floods struck the remote Nduga Regency of Indonesia's eastern Highland Papua province last week, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said Wednesday.

"As many as 15 people have been found dead, while eight others are still being searched for," said Abdul Muhari, head of BNPB's Disaster Data, Information and Communication Center.

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