On Sunday, more than 50 people were killed in flash floods and landslides swept through eastern Indonesia and neighbouring Timor Leste, according to local authorities.
Floods sparked by torrential rain wreaked havoc and destruction on islands stretching from Flores Island in Indonesia to Timor Leste, a small nation east of the Indonesian archipelago.
The deluge and subsequent landslides caused dams to overflow, submerging thousands of houses and leaving rescue workers struggling to reach survivors trapped in the aftermath.
"Four sub-districts and 7 villages have been impacted. After verifying the data with our team in the field, we found that there are 41 people dead," Indonesian Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesperson Raditya Jati told journalists, revising down earlier figures.
"27 people are still missing and nine people are injured," he added.
Mud inundated homes, bridges and roads in the East Flores municipality, where rescuers struggled to reach a remote and badly-hit area because of rains and strong waves.
In neighbouring Timor Leste, 11 were killed by floods in the capital Dili, authorities said.
"We are still searching for the areas impacted by the natural disasters," Secretary of State for Civil Protection for Timor Joaquim Jose Gusmao dos Reis Martins told journalists.
The death toll and the number of injured victims could still rise, authorities warned.
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