Flooding Damages Rice Fields: 73 Hectares of Crops Lost in Kendari

An aerial view shows a combine harvester harvesting rice that was affected by flooding in the Amohalo rice field area, Kendari City, Southeast Sulawesi, Saturday (16/5/2026). The Kendari City Government recorded that 151 hectares of the 320 hectares of rice fields in the area were flooded on Saturday (9/5) which caused 73 hectares to experience crop failure while the rest can still be harvested to encourage faster recovery in the next planting season. (PHOTO: ANTARA FOTO/Andry Denisah)

A number of farmers are arranging sacks containing rice that was affected by flooding in the Amohalo rice field area, Kendari City, Southeast Sulawesi, Saturday (16/5/2026). The Kendari City Government recorded that 151 hectares of the 320 hectares of rice fields in the area were flooded on Saturday (9/5) which caused 73 hectares to experience crop failure while the rest can still be harvested to encourage faster recovery in the next planting season. (PHOTO: ANTARA FOTO/Andry Denisah)

A farmer uses a combine harvester to harvest rice that was affected by flooding in the Amohalo rice field area, Kendari City, Southeast Sulawesi, Saturday (16/5/2026). The Kendari City Government recorded that 151 hectares of the 320 hectares of rice fields in the area were flooded on Saturday (9/5) which caused 73 hectares to experience crop failure while the rest can still be harvested to encourage faster recovery in the next planting season. (PHOTO: ANTARA FOTO/Andry Denisah)

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, KENDARI – Farmers use a combine harvester to harvest rice that was affected by flooding in the Amohalo rice field area, Kendari City, Southeast Sulawesi, Saturday (16/5/2026).

The Kendari City Government recorded that 151 hectares of the 320 hectares of rice fields in the area were flooded on Saturday (9/5) which caused 73 hectares to experience crop failure while the rest can still be harvested to encourage faster recovery in the next planting season.

source: Antara Foto