The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Sun, 12/28/2008 11:45 AM
The Way Sekampung River in Lampung, South Sumatera, overflowed inundating two Lampung regencies and diplacing hundreds of residents.
"The Way Sekampung overflowed due to heavy rain for the past three days and also tidal waves," Sragi subdistrict head, Tanggun, said, as quoted by tempointeraktif.com.
The four inundated subdistricts are Sragi, Jabung, Pasir Sakti and Sekampung Udik in East Lampung.
Tempo reported that Bandar Agung village in Sragi and Sumur Kucing village in Pasir Sakti were the worst hit.
The water height at both villages were reportedly up to 2.5 meters.
The recent floods, Lampung's biggest since 1988, have caused hundreds of residents to relocate to higher grounds and set up makeshift camps.
Thousands of hectares of dikes and rice fields were also inundated.
The South and East Lampung regional offices have reportedly distributed medicine and food to victims at makeshift shelters. (amr)
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