58 killed after flashfloods hit Indonesia's Papua

At least 58 people have been killed and 74 others injured after flashfloods hit a district in the easternmost Indonesian province of Papua late Saturday, authorities said Sunday.The flashfloods, which followed torrential rain, damaged 350 homes and inundated about 150 others in the suburbs of Jayapura, the provincial capital, National Disaster Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said."The figures will likely increase and the extent of damage will likely be worse as not all affected areas have been covered by rescuers," Sutopo told a press conference.A plane was also damaged by floodwater …READ FULL ARTICLE