Death toll of Indonesia's flash floods revised to 55

At least 55 people were killed and 40 others went missing as flash floods and landslides struck East Nusa Tenggara province in central Indonesia on Sunday, spokesman of the National Disaster Management Agency Raditya Jati told Xinhua on Monday, reported Xinhua.

Among the deaths, 44 were found in Flores Timur district and 11 others in Lembata district, the spokesman said, and the report of the risk assessment of the disaster in Alor districts had not been received.

As many as 24 people were missing in Flores Timur district and 16 others in Lembata district, he said.

Hundreds of people were forced to flee home as the disaster affected 334 houses, Jati added.

Four houses were seriously damaged, 12 suffered from minor damages and 17 were swept away by the current.

Jati said the access to the scene was poor and the roads covered by mud have hampered the relief efforts.

Head of the agency Doni Monardo was heading to the disaster-impacted areas to see directly the condition at the scene, he said.