Heavy flooding hits Jember

Heavy flooding hits Jember

SURABAYA, East Java: Heavy flooding drove 3,000 from their
homes to higher ground in four Jember regency districts on
Sunday.

Officials of the Jember regency government said that the
floods were triggered by the collapse of a flood control
structure in Kencong, 55 kilometers from Jember, following a day
of heavy rain.

They said the government had erected makeshift tents and
provided seven tons of rice for the evacuees.

The government has been trying to control the flooding with
sandbags, Antara reported. (pan)