JAKARTA, March 27 (Reuters) - The death toll from flooding after a dam burst on the outskirts of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, on Friday has risen to 50, with hundreds of nearby houses flooded, officials said.

" ... it was like a small tsunami," said health ministry official Rustam Pakaya, adding hundreds of houses were under 2 metres of water and 50 bodies had been recovered so far. (Reporting by Telly Nathalia and Dicky Kristanto; Editing by Sara Webb)

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