The death toll¹ from floods and landslides² in Indonesia's western Bengkulu province and the capital of Jakarta jumped to 31 on Monday, while the search for 13 missing people was underway, disaster agency officials said.

 

本周一，印度尼西亚西部明古鲁省与首都雅加达洪灾与山体滑坡死亡人数已达31人，对13位失踪人员的搜救工作正在进行中。
 

 

Floods and landslides have struck Bengkulu province since Friday, although the water have receded³, but disaster agency official warned people to exercise caution as further torrential rains are expected. In Indonesia's capital of Jakarta, the floods have commenced receding⁴, it said.

 

The death toll in the province rose to 29 on Monday, head of data and information of the provincial⁵ disaster management agency Abdul Rohman told Xinhua.

 

More than 12,000 people are taking shelters as the floods and landslides destroyed 184 houses, seven educational facilities, and 40 others infrastructure⁶ facilities, including roads, bridges, water channels and facilities in the province, said Rohman.

 

Tents, rubber boats, fast foods, clean waters, baby foods, bailey bridges and reconnecting transportation are among the dire⁷ needs, he added.

 

The disaster has damaged transport infrastructure and cut off electricity which has hampered⁸ communication and distribution of aids to affected⁹ areas, said Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman of the national disaster management agency.

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