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Wednesday, 06 October 2010
Teluk Wondama: A Navy warship arrived in a remote corner of eastern Indonesia carrying tents and medical supplies on Wednesday after flash floods and mudslides tore through mountainside villages, killing at least 68 people and leaving thousands homeless. The disaster in West Papua province — triggered by days of torrential downpours — destroyed roads and bridges, hampering rescue efforts. Worst hit was the village of Wasior, where a landslide buried houses beneath tons of heavy black sludge early Monday. Soon after, a river burst its banks, sweeping away residents in a fast-moving deluge of...
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