Two Missing After Flash Floods In West Papua

Jayapura, Papua, Nov 13 (Antara) - Two persons have gone missing in the aftermath of the flash floods that hit Wasior in the West Papua Province at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday. The two missing persons have been identified as Karen Nunaki and Charles Torey. Heavy rain had been reported in the area since Tuesday evening, which had led rivers in the Wasior region, such as Kabon, Api, Anggaris and Manggurai to overflow and trigger a two meter high water flow. The Public Relations Chief of the Papua Regional Police Senior Commissioner Adjunct Pudjo pointed out that preliminary data had shown that at least 10 houses had collapsed in several villages, such as Wondiboi, Manopi, Tandia, Manggurai and Kabow, as well as in Wasior city. "The Police and Indonesia`s Military (TNI) have deployed their personnel to help the civilians and mitigate the disaster," Pudjo told Antara. He added that communication lines with Wasior had been disconnected and therefore the police was finding it difficult to measure the total extent of the loss resulting from the disaster.