Papua Set for Mass Burial as Sentani Flood Death Toll Tops 100

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21 March 2019 15:03 WIB

Workers prepare mass graves for victims of the Sentani flash flood in Kampung Harapan, Sentani, Jayapura, Papua, Wednesday, March 20, 2019. Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua is planning to hold mass burials for the victims of flash floods, as the death toll from the disaster rose over 104 on Wednesday with nearly 10,000 people displaced, the disaster mitigation agency said. ANTARA/Gusti Tanati

21 Maret 2019 00:00 WIB

TNI and Basarnas officers evacuated victims of flash floods in Sentani, Jayapura, Papua, Sunday, March 17, 2019. The floods and landslides injured 160 people, 85 of them seriously, while 79 people were missing, said Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, a spokesman for the agency. After consulting families and churches, a mass funeral for the victims would be held on Thursday, he said. ANTARA/Humas Basarnas

21 Maret 2019 00:00 WIB

Search and Rescue crew members carry a person on a stretcher in Sentani, Papua province, Indonesia March 17, 2019, in this picture obtained from social media. The floods and landslide struck at the weekend near the provincial capital of Jayapura after torrential rain fell across the Cyclops mountain range, much of which has been stripped of trees by villagers chopping fire wood and farmers cultivating plantations. Basarnas via REUTERS

21 Maret 2019 00:00 WIB

Search and Rescue crew members attend to a victim in a rescue vehicle in Sentani, Papua province, Indonesia March 17, 2019, in this picture obtained from social media. Disaster authorities had warned provincial officials of the danger of flash floods due to deforestation. Basarnas via REUTERS

21 Maret 2019 00:00 WIB

Officers examined the bodies of Sentani flash flood victims at Sentani Health Center, Sentani, Jaya Pura, Papua, Monday, March 18, 2019. Fourteen excavators had been deployed to help clear blocked roads, while temporary bridges were also being built in some areas after access had been cut. ANTARA/Zabur Karuru

21 Maret 2019 00:00 WIB

Workers prepare mass graves for victims of the Sentani flash flood in Kampung Harapan, Sentani, Jayapura, Papua, Wednesday, March 20, 2019. The nearly 10,000 displaced people were scattered across 18 relief shelters and they would be moved to six camps to help streamline aid distribution, the spokesman said. ANTARA/Gusti Tanati

21 Maret 2019 00:00 WIB