Antara News, Wednesday, November 25, 2009 17:57 WIB
Lebak (ANTARA News) - Floods have inundated thousands of houses and rice fields with the water reaching a height of up to two meters in two sub districts, Lebak District, Banten Province.
There were no reports of casualties in the disaster so far, said Alkadri, a spokesman of the Lebak District administration, here on Wednesday.
The floods affected seven villages at Wanasalam sub district and nine villages at Banjarsari sub district, he said.
Incessant heavy rains which had fallen since Tuesday evening, triggered local rivers to overflow, he said.
Local authorities were making efforts to evacuate flood victims and to distribute relief aid, especially food and medicines, he said.
"These two sub districts are prone to floods when rains fall," he said.
Cikeusik River overflew and flooded villages, Banjarsari Sub District Head Pardi, said.
Last Saturday (Nov. 21), hundreds of houses and rice fields were inundated as the Ciliman, Cilemer, and Cisanggoma rivers in Pendeglang District, Banten, overflowed.
The floods put eight villages under 70-cm-to-100-cm of water, Patia Sub District Head Maman, said on Saturday.
The sub district is located between the Ciliman and Cilemer rivers and prone to floods, he said.
At least 720 houses and hectares or rice fields were inundated, he said.
On Sumatra Island, floods triggered by incessant heavy rains over the past two days, also inundated a number of villages in Julok sub district, East Aceh, on Saturday (Nov. 21).
Tens of houses had been invaded by the floodwaters since the wee hours of Saturday, according to Tgk Safri Akbari, a local resident of Julok sub district.
Among villages affected by the floods were Medeung Ara, Julok, Blang Mideuen and Blang Jambe.
Hectares of rice fields were also inundated in East Aceh District which has a population of 4.6 million and experiences annual flooding. Indonesia is currently entering rainy season.
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