Heavy rain causes flash flooding and landslides in Timor-Leste on Easter Sunday

By Maeve Bannister
Updated April 23 2021 - 11:00am, first published April 5 2021 - 11:23am
11 people have died in flash flooding in Dili, with authorities expecting increase in casualty numbers. Credit: Michael Stone via unknown source.
11 people have died in flash flooding in Dili, with authorities expecting increase in casualty numbers. Credit: Michael Stone via unknown source.

A major state of emergency was declared in Timor-Leste overnight after torrential rain led to flash flooding and landslides, a situation exacerbated by an alarming COVID-19 outbreak that sent much of the country into an extended lockdown last month.

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