The floods, which have centered on the town of Wasior in West Papua,[1] resulted from heavy rains resulted in a river overflowing its banks, causing landslides.
[1] Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono visited the area on October 12, 2010.
[1] Large amounts of aid had been mistakenly sent to the town of Wasior in the aftermath of the flooding, despite the mass relocation of the relocation of its residents to Manokwari.
[4] The government of Indonesia has blamed heavy rains for the severe flooding, rather than illegal logging and deforestation by locals.
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