Flash floods kill two

Flash floods kill two

MEDAN, North Sumatra: Two people drowned and another was still
missing when flash floods hit four residential areas in the
Binjai mayoralty early yesterday morning.

The flood was brought on by a sudden overflow in the Bingei
river affecting the Bumi Berngam Baru settlement, Tavip market,
Binjai village and Mencirim sub-district.

The strong currents drowned Sujiani, 35, and Ramadani, 3.
Sujiani's daughter, Ditayuni, was also swept away by the flood
and has not been found.

Twenty-four people are being treated at the nearby RM Djoelham
General Hospital.

Nawawi, an official at the local administration, said shelters
had been set up near the location of the floods. "We have
accommodated 702 persons," he said. (21/09)