Papua, Jan. 16 -- Papua provincial police have deployed several officers to search for three missing residents after a flash flood hit Goyage Sub-district, Papua Province.
The search and rescue team led by Chief Brigadier Abdul Haris looked for the missing people on Tuesday, but failed, Senior Commissioner, spokesman of the Papua Police, said here, Wednesday.
The three persons - Ikena Wedna (32), Kiwera Morbi (24) and Kamal (baby), went missing after a flash flood triggered by incessant heavy rains, hit Goyage on Monday at around 7 p.m. local time.
The search operations continued on Wednesday despite difficult terrain and bad weather that had hampered the search effort.
The police officers also distributed relief aid for flood victims i...