Five killed in flood

Five killed in flood

PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Major floods swept through the
regencies of Grobogan, Kendal and Cilacap, killing at least five
people and forcing thousands of others to flee their homes last
week, officials said.

The floods, which were triggered by two days of rain, also
inundated thousands of houses and several thousand hectares of
rice fields.

In Kendal, flooding was triggered by burst dikes along the
Kalibodri river. It disrupted land transportation in a number of
areas.

In Grobogan, the flooding was as deep as three meters in many
places, cutting off the main road connecting Semarang and
Purwodadi for several hours.

The widespread flooding that inundated hundreds of hamlets in
Cilacap was the second flood in less than two weeks. (wah/rms)