Manokwari, May 21 -- At least 10 residents have been confirmed dead following the recent flash flood and landslides in the Catubouw, Arfak Mountains district, West Papua province, according to the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas).

"We discovered one victim on the fifth day of our SAR operation, adding to the nine victims that have been evacuated earlier," head of the Basarnas Office of Manokwari, Yefri Sabaruddin, said in Manokwari district, West Papua, on Wednesday.

He highlighted that six of the victims have been identified, adding, "(The identification of) Four other victims is pending the results of the examination by a disaster victim identification team from the West Papua Regional Police."

Due to heavy rain, the SAR ...