Factories production halts during flood

Factories production halts during flood

TANGERANG: More than 100 factories in Tangerang were forced to
stop production due to the floods which hit the area last week.

"We have reports from 117 flooded factories which have
suffered many losses ... those factories had to temporarily stop
production," Rina Hernaningsih, a Tangerang municipal trade and
industry agency official said on Wednesday.

She predicted that the figure would likely increase, since
many factories in some districts have yet to report their losses.

"For now, workers and staff are busy cleaning up the mud and
garbage from the floodwaters," said Linda, an employee at glass
manufacturer PT Cipta Lestari, in Periuk district.

She said that the floodwaters, which began to cover the
factory last Friday, have already reached the one-meter mark,
forcing the company to give workers the day off until Tuesday.

Employees at textile factory PT Diamindo Megah in Cibodas
district, Tuti, said that their company's management has yet to
calculate its losses.

The flood, which began last Wednesday, had broken down the
machines at the factory by the time it reached 75-centimeters
high.

Two hundred employees were able to return to work by
Wednesday, but were still cleaning up. -- JP