Indonesia: West Papua Flashflood · Global Voices
Mong Palatino

Google Map of Wasior, West Papua, Indonesia
More than 80 people died and hundreds more are still missing after a flashflood devastated the remote town of Wasior in West Papua, Indonesia.
The town is now isolated which makes it difficult to transport emergency relief. Here is a report from the Indonesia Environmental Information Center
The collapse of local bridges has made it difficult for aid workers to gain access to villages and provide relief to homeless survivors. Tents, food and drinkable water are the prime necessities; the local government has sent flood assessment teams to Teluk Wondama district.
Blogger Melanophus is also trying to get more updates about the situation in Wasior
[…] banjir menutup bandara wasior sehingga pesawat batal terbang.
The blogger is trying to learn updates from radio, however the bad reception made it nearly impossible:
Siang hari juga ada laporan kontributor RRI Manokwari terkait bencana banjir bandang tersebut sayangnya telingaku kurang bisa monitor dengan baik karena suara bunyi radio kresek-kresek.
Malam ini aku mendapat info dari seorang teman yang sedang menjga keluarganya di UGD RSUD Manokwari. keluarganya adalah korman banjir bandang yang dievakuasi dengan helikopter dari Wasior soreh tadi.
seorang teman juga bercerita bahwa ada rekannya yang meninggal akibat tertimbun longsoran.
Hingga sat ini belum ada berita pasti bagaimana kondisi terkini di Wasior karen sejumlah temna yang berada di sana tidak bisa dihubungi. kemungkinan jaringan telepon sibuk atau rusak.
Blogger Amos wrote a comment on his post:
Iya kita semua prihatin atas bencana ini. Kami juga sedang mengusahakan bantuan dan relawan untuk sesegera mungkin ke wasior memberikan bantuan.
Here are some Facebook reactions
Perempuan Mencatat We express our condolences for the citizens of Wasior, West Papua, on the flood that had taken dozens of casualties and thousands refugee.
Chisato Tomimura Last week, I audited a logging company in Wasior, Papua. Two days after we left, the town of Wasior was hit by landslide and flood. 78 people died, and 85% of the town is now covered with debris, including the airport where we spent 8 hours waiting for a flight. If it had occurred 2 days earlier, or if our scheduled had delayed for 2 days, I would be dead now. Thank goodness I'm alive :)
Setiadi Sopandi ‎86 dead 66 missing in wasior, papua – seems no big deal compared to today's jakarta traffic & flash flood