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Massive Flooding Kills at Least 100, Submerges Thousands of Homes in Indonesia

HeadlineApr 05, 2021

At least 100 people have died after torrential rains triggered massive floods and landslides in Indonesia and East Timor Sunday. Most of the victims were in Indonesia. Thousands of homes were submerged. Indonesia’s disaster agency says some 125 million people, or half the country, live in areas at risk of landslides, which is largely exacerbated by deforestation.

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