Flood hits Cilacap villages

Flood hits Cilacap villages

CILACAP, Central Java: The beginning of the rainy season here
has been marked by flooding in a number of villages, where water
from swollen rivers has inundated hundreds of houses.

The flooding resulted from heavy rain over the past two days.
Kroya, Maos, Sampang, Sidareja and Adipala have been the hardest
hit areas.

"This is a routine flood we experience every year. Fortunately
this time around we have not yet planted our paddy seeds," a
farmer, Madsuwirya, 50, said on Wednesday.

No fatalities have been reported, but cases of diarrhea are on
the rise.

The head of the local health office, Choerul Mufid, said 34
community health centers across the regency each have treated an
average of 10 people suffering from diarrhea. (45)