Flash floods in Indonesia's eastern Papua province kill at least 58 people, an official says, with the death toll feared to rise
Rescue workers evactuate people from a flooded neighbourhood in Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta, Indonesia on February 5, 2018
Nugroho said the number of dead and injured will likely increase since many affected areas have not been reached. Papua military spokesman Col. Muhammad Aidi said rescuers managed to save two injured infants who had been trapped for more than six hours. The parents of one of the babies were washed away and died.
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