Flooding causes crop failure

CIREBON, West Java: Flooding in Cirebon over the past month has damaged at least 2,825 hectares of paddy field in the regency, an official said on Tuesday.

Of the 2,825 hectares, 726 hectares have been totally destroyed and will certainly suffer crop failures, said Ali Effendy, the head of the agriculture and plantation office in Cirebon.

He said more paddy would be damaged if rain continued to fall in the regency in the coming weeks. -- JP