Timor-Leste floods leave death, destruction and displacement in their wake

DILI, Timor-Leste – Forty-two deaths. Dozens missing. More than 10,000 newly homeless. Impassable roads. Power blackouts. Rescue attempts requiring excavators and cranes. This is the devastating aftermath   for Timor-Leste, an island nation already battling COVID-19, after being hit with torrential rains from Tropical Cyclone Seroja. The downpour caused landslides and the worst flooding in four decades.  The Government, with support by United Nations agencies including UNFPA and development partners, is leading the humanitarian response.
Source: UNFPA News - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Source Type: news