Indonesia landslides and floods kill dozens

Indonesia landslides and floods kill dozens
Residents inspect the damage at a village hit by flash flood in East Flores, Indonesia (AP/Ola Adonara)

Landslides and flash floods from torrential rain in eastern Indonesia have killed at least 41 people and displaced thousands.

Mud tumbled from surrounding hills onto dozens of homes in Lamenele village on Adonara island in East Nusa Tenggara province. Rescuers recovered 35 bodies and at least five injured people, said Lenny Ola, who heads the local disaster agency.

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