Rescue efforts hampered as flash floods and landslides in Indonesia kill dozens

Soldiers and police officers assist residents to cross a flooded road in Indonesia (AP)

Multiple disasters caused by torrential rains in eastern Indonesia have killed at least 55 people and displaced thousands, the country’s disaster relief agency has said.

Mud tumbled down from surrounding hills onto dozens of homes in Lamenele village shortly after midnight on Sunday on Adonara island in East Nusa Tenggara province.