Floods kill one in Sulawesi

Floods kill one in Sulawesi

GORONTALO, North Sulawesi (JP): One man died and 15,000 people
were evacuated from 14 subdistricts in the Kota Barat and Kota
Selatan districts of the province on Friday morning as major
floods hit the area.

Rain poured for three days, causing the water levels of the
Bone, Bolango and Tamalate rivers to overflow and inundate some
parts of the province by up to two meters.

Twelve houses collapsed and hundreds of hectares of rice
fields were affected by the floods, Suara Pembaruan reported
yesterday.

Floods have also hit several areas in Central Sulawesi. (sim)