Kemiri residents face water shortage

SURABAYA: At least 177 families in Kemiri subdistricts in Mojokerto regency complained of water shortages on Friday, following a recent flood in the area.

They said that the floodwater had mixed with ground water in the wells in the area, so that the water could not be consumed.

A spring near Pikatan river was also damaged by the flood.

Mojokerto Regent Achmadi said that the regental administration would soon dispatch water purifier sets to local residents. -- JP