Kupang: Some 62 residents of East Flores Regency in East Nusa Tenggara Province lost their lives in flash floods, triggered by heavy rains, that lashed the areas of nine villages on Sunday.
Some 56 of the 62 flood victims were the residents of Nelelalamadike Village in Ileboleng area, East Flores Deputy Regent Agus Payong Boli stated.
Six other victims were identified as Wotanulumado residents, Boli noted in a statement received by ANTARA in Jakarta on Monday.
The search and rescue workers are making ongoing efforts to locate four other residents that reportedly became untraceable, Boli remarked.
The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) reported that apart from causing fatalities, the flooding also compelled several hundred residents to seek refuge in safer places.
The agency confirmed that as of Monday at 5 a.m. local time, a total of 256 displaced residents were accommodated at Nelemawangi Village's hall.
The disaster mitigation agency confirmed that several other residents were offered shelter at the Nelelamadike Village hall.
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