Three more killed as flooding spreads<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Flash floods have swept over parts of Sumatra, Java and
\nKalimantan, killing at least three people in Bengkulu and
\nparalyzing public transportation in Riau and West Java.<\/p>\n
Idian, 44, Mukti, 30, and Rifal, 7, all residents of Cito
\nMandi village in Rejang Lebong regency, Bengkulu, were found dead
\nand four others went missing when flash floods from the
\noverflowing River Belimbing hit the regency on Tuesday and
\nWednesday.<\/p>\n
Scores of rescue workers and village residents are searching
\nfor Idian's wife La and their three-year-old daughter Herlina,
\nanother villager, Yuli, 27, and her six-year-old son Ronal, all
\nof whom were swept away by the floods.<\/p>\n
Rejang Lebong deputy regent Umar Usman said authorities were
\nhaving difficulty providing aid because of the village's remote
\nlocation, some 120 kilometers from Bengkulu city.<\/p>\n
\"The village that was hit by the floods can only be reached by
\nmotorcycle or by foot,\" he said, adding that the flooding had
\ndamaged dozens of houses and displaced more than 70 families.<\/p>\n
Also, a section of the East Trans-Sumatra Highway in Kerinci
\nwas badly damaged by a flash flood that swept through Indragiri
\nHulu and Pelalawan regencies in Riau. All vehicles traveling the
\nSumatra-Java route through the province must be extra cautious
\nbecause of the numerous major holes left along the road.<\/p>\n
The result has been an added five hours for motorists
\ntraveling the highway.<\/p>\n
The head of the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency office in
\nPekanbaru, Purwoko Susilo, warned of more flooding because of
\nforecasts calling for between 250 millimeters and 300 millimeters
\nof rain in the next two weeks, up from the current 150
\nmillimeters.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, a flash flood killed four villagers in Indragiri
\nHulu last week.<\/p>\n
A flooding in Garut since last Thursday has paralyzed land and
\nrailway transportation from Bandung, West Java, to Central and
\nEast Java.<\/p>\n
Public transportation between Garut and Bumbulang has been
\nparalyzed since a 15-meter section of road was covered by a
\nlandslide caused by incessant rain last Wednesday and Thursday.
\nAt least 30 people were killed in two landslides in Garut and
\nKuningan last week.<\/p>\n
Train traveling between Bandung and Central and East Java have
\nbeen moved to the northern line since a section of track in
\nRancaekek, Garut, was damaged by a landslide. This has resulted
\nin a five-hour increase in the length of most trips.<\/p>\n
Flooding also has submerged resettlement areas and farmland in
\nWest and Central Kalimantan.<\/p>\n
Kota Waringin Timur Regent Wahyudi K. Anwar called on people
\nin the regency to stay alert for possible flash floods and
\nlandslides because of the heavy rain earlier this week.<\/p>\n
Besides displacing more than 30,000 people in West Kalimantan,
\nflooding in the province since early this month has submerged
\nabout 1,000 hectares of ricefields and dozens of villages.<\/p>",
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