2019 Jayapura flood and landslide

2019 Jayapura flood and landslide
Jayapura City
Jayapura Regency
Sentani
Jayapura city marked with red square, Sentani district marked with blue dot, Jayapura regency marked with red dot.
Date16–17 March 2019
LocationJayapura and Jayapura Regency, Papua, Indonesia
Deaths113
Non-fatal injuries159
Missing94

On 16 March 2019, a flash flood struck Jayapura Regency in the province of Papua, Indonesia due to torrential rain, with a separate landslide occurring in the city of Jayapura several hours later. At least 113 people were killed in the two events.

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