165 dead, 45 missing due to tropical cyclone Seroja in Indonesia
2021-04-09 14:57:00

Photo provided by National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) in Maumere on April 6, 2021 shows members of Search and Rescue (SAR) team evacuating a victim of flash floods and landslides in Flores Timur district, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. (Basarnas in Maumere/Handout via Xinhua)

The death toll of tropical cyclone Seroja in Indonesia rose to 165 with 45 still missing and another 20,929 displaced.

JAKARTA, April 9  -- The death toll of tropical cyclone Seroja in Indonesia rose to 165 with 45 still missing, the National Disaster Management Agency said on Thursday.

"Two died in Bima district, West Nusa Tenggara province, and 163 others in East Nusa Tenggara province," said the agency's head Doni Monardo.

In addition, 45 people are still missing and another 20,929 are displaced.

Source: Xinhua Editor: Hiram