Floods in Riau subside

Floods in Riau subside

PEKANBARU, Riau: Waters 2.5 meters deep which have covered the road to West Sumatra since Saturday have started to subside but several villages are under threat of landslides, Antara reported yesterday.

Yurnalis Saiby, the head of the local office of land transportation control agency, said traffic has returned to normal yesterday after having been cut off since Saturday.

Caused by the sudden increase in the water level of the Kampar River, the floods hit hardest around the construction site of the Koto Panjang hydroelectric plant in Pulau Gadang village.

Yurnalis said that although the water has started to subside, rains are still falling and endangering the villages of Air Tiris, Danau Bengkuang and Teratak Buluh. (swe)