Seseisal in “State of disaster"

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*Independente, June 13, 2013 
Community leaders in Seisal in the Eastern region of Baucau have called on local government to assist with humanitarian aid as residents battle to find shelter and cleanup after large scale flooding.

Heavy rain over the weekend has washed away hundreds of houses, livestock and destroyed much of the regions rice field.

Community leaders in the area reported on state television yesterday that the region was now in “State of disaster” with many people homeless and without any chance of securing an income after crops were washed away.