Beware of floods in Central Java

Beware of floods in Central Java

The Jakarta Post
Semarang

Entering the rainy season, a number of areas in Central Java will
become prone to flooding and landslides, with above-average
rainfall levels expected in the region. Even the southern part
of the province will not be immune.

Widada Sulistya, chief of the local climatic station, said the
rainfall in the province was expected to reach between 100
milligrams and 400 milligrams per month, well above normal
levels.

He said the regions where the rainfall was expected to reach
between 200 mm and 300 mm included Brebes, Tegal, Pemalang and
Pekalongan, Kudus, Sragen, Blora and Karanganyar.

Regions tipped to receive rainfall levels of between 300 mm
and 400 mm included Banyumas, Cilacap, Kebumen, Pekalongan,
Batang, Temanggung, Bandjarnagara and Purbalingga

Floods have been hitting critical regions of the province on
an almost annual basis. Flood waters that have struck the
southern part of the province have forced thousands of people to
take refuge, damaged tens of thousands of hectares of rice fields
and inundated hundreds of houses and bridges.