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)