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Residents said one flash flood hit their village with a roar
Flash floods and landslides triggered by several days of heavy rain in Indonesia have killed at least 26 people, officials say.
Many more people are injured or missing in the Teluk Wondama district of West Papua.
Roads and bridges have been washed away and hundreds of homes, schools and businesses have been damaged or destroyed.
Local officials have appealed for tents and medicines.
"We are still searching for the missing people," Papua search and rescue official Mochamad Arifin told AFP news agency.
"There are still many people to be found. There is still hope that some of them are still alive."
Rescue workers and residents are reported to be sifting through the thick mud in their search for survivors.
"I heard a roar and suddenly the river near my home broke its banks," said Ira Wanoni, describing a flood which struck his village, Wasio.
"Water mixed with rocks, mud and logs gushed out... Many people didn't have time to save themselves," he told AP news agency.
This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
Residents said one flash flood hit their village with a roar Flash floods and landslides triggered by several days of heavy rain in Indonesia have killed at least 26 people, officials say.
Many more people are injured or missing in the Teluk Wondama district of West Papua.
Roads and bridges have been washed away and hundreds of homes, schools and businesses have been damaged or destroyed.
Local officials have appealed for tents and medicines.
"We are still searching for the missing people," Papua search and rescue official Mochamad Arifin told AFP news agency.
"There are still many people to be found. There is still hope that some of them are still alive."
Rescue workers and residents are reported to be sifting through the thick mud in their search for survivors.
"I heard a roar and suddenly the river near my home broke its banks," said Ira Wanoni, describing a flood which struck his village, Wasio.
"Water mixed with rocks, mud and logs gushed out... Many people didn't have time to save themselves," he told AP news agency.
This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.