One missing as flood hits West Sumatra<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): At least one resident was missing in flood
\nwaters on Thursday in the Agam regency in West Sumatra from where
\n600 people have been evacuated.<\/p>\n
Agam regent Ismu Nazif said that apart from the missing
\nresident, material losses were estimated at Rp 1.1 billion
\n(US$100,000) after 16 houses in the Lubuk Basung were destroyed
\nand 150 others submerged under four meters of water.<\/p>\n
\"Hundreds of hectares of paddy fields and farmers' land are
\nsoaked in mud and dozens of cattle are dead,\" Antara quoted Ismu
\nas saying.<\/p>\n
Apart from Agam, Padang mayoralty and Pesisir Selatan regency
\nwere also hit by floods following heavy rains since Tuesday.<\/p>\n
In another Agam district, Tanjung Mutiara, 206 houses and 75
\nhectares of paddy fields were inundated.<\/p>\n
Antara reported that two districts in Agam, Lubuk Basung and
\nTanjung Mutiara, were the worst hit in the province.<\/p>\n
Agam regent Ismu said among the distributed aid so far were
\n1,060 items of clothing, 90 sarongs and food.<\/p>\n
In Padang a number of areas were flooded by up to 50
\ncentimeters. In Pesisir Selatan, the only affected district was
\nSurantih.<\/p>\n
West Java<\/p>\n
Flood and landslide prevention measures are being taken in
\nWest Java to protect an estimated 70,000 hectares in 50
\ndistricts.<\/p>\n
\"There are 55 rivers which are likely to cause floods,\"
\nWest Java's public works officer in charge of flood prevention,
\nM. Soekarman, said.<\/p>\n
Some of the rivers are the Citarum and Cisangkuy in Bandung,
\nand Ciliman and Cilember in Pandeglang.<\/p>\n
Soekarman said preventive measures included the identification
\nof vulnerable landslide locations and the widening of rivers.<\/p>\n
A serious constraint on necessary repairs was the lack of
\nmaterials such as plastic sacks, he said.<\/p>\n
The director of the Jatiluhur Dam, Tukul Santoso, and the head
\nof the Citarum development project, Suraji, said an indication of
\nflooding caused by the La Nia weather phenomenon was the
\nincreased flow of the Citarum river.<\/p>\n
By mid-September the flow had reached five billion cubic
\nmeters, higher than the level throughout last year which averaged
\nthree billion cubic meters, Suraji said.<\/p>\n
Higher rain levels than usual for this time of year had
\nincreased the flood potential in South Bandung, Karawang, Subang,
\nIndramayu and Ciamis, Suraji added.<\/p>\n
West Java public works data shows that estimated areas liable
\nto flood include 12,460 hectares in Pandeglang, 4,400 hectares in
\nLebak, 2,980 hectares in Serang, 1,450 hectares in Tangerang,
\n9,000 hectares in Karawang, 4,900 hectares in Subang, 13,600
\nhectares in Indramayu, 6,000 hectares in Cirebon and 14,000
\nhectares in Ciamis, Antara reported. (anr)<\/p>",
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