Antara News, Tuesday, March 23, 2010 14:50 WIB
Jambi (ANTARA News) - Floods inundated 2,674 buildings in Sarolangun district, Jambi Province, Sumatra Island, as the Batanghari River overflowed on Tuesday.
Houses, school buildings and mosques were flooded, said Aslami MZ of the Jambi administration, here on Tuesday. The flood also affected hundreds of hectares of rice fields and plantations, he said.Flood waters submerged houses at a height of up to 150 cm.
Floods triggered by incessant heavy rains, caused the Batanghari River`s tributaries, namely Batang Asai, Batang Limun, Batang Merangin, Batang Tembesi, and Batang Air Hitam to overflow since last Thursday (March 18) at a height of up to two meters.
At least 23 villages in six sub districts have been affected by the floods. The sub districts are Pauh, Mandiangin, Limun and Sarolangun town.
The worst-affected villages were Muaro Tempalo in Limun sub district and Mandiangin sub district, he said.At least 500 families have been evacuated to higher grounds.
The local authorities have set up emergency tents and distributed relief aid such as rice, instant noddles, blankets, baby food to flood victims.The natural disaster is estimated to have caused material losses of billions of rupiahs.
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