Flood warning sounded

PEKANBARU, Riau: With the coming of the rainy season, Kampar regent Saleh Jasit has warned people living along the Kampar River to stay alert against possible flash floods.

Saleh said a number of areas in his regency have already been affected by flood, although not bad ones, Antara reported.

"We are sending out warnings against the possibility of big floods which might originate from further upstream where it is already raining heavily.

"We are not so much concerned about rain in our area, but about rainfall further upstream because this could cause floods," he said.

The regency office has set up a flood prevention and assistance center, he added. (emb)