JAYAPURA, Indonesia: Flash floods in Indonesia’s eastern Papua Province have killed at least 50 people, an official said Sunday, as rescuers raced to help dozens of other victims of the disaster.

The floods in Sentani, near the provincial capital of Jayapura, were triggered by torrential rain and landslides on Saturday, leaving some 59 people injured.

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