Jakarta, May 23 -- Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) confirmed that 15 people died in a flash flood that struck a gold mining site in Jim Village, Catubouw, Arfak Mountains District, West Papua.

"A total of 15 bodies have been found from Sunday (May 18) to Wednesday (May 21). Eight of the victims have been identified, while the remaining seven are still in the process of identification," Head of BNPB's Data, Information, and Communication Abdul Muhari noted in a statement here on Friday.

He added that four other individuals are still reported missing and are being searched for by a joint team.

The joint team comprises personnel from the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas), regional disaster mitigation agen...