Life rafts for flood-prone areas

Life rafts for flood-prone areas

JAKARTA (JP): Deputy Governor for people's welfare RS Museno has said that the city administration will make life rafts available to subdistricts which are prone to flooding.

The life rafts will be invaluable to the people in times of severe and unexpected flooding, he said. But he could not say how many of the devices would be bought.

In a related development, Governor Surjadi Soedirdja warned the residents not to rebuild houses destroyed by the recent floods.

Surjadi said that further heavy floods may occur soon. He also asked subordinates, including district and subdistrict heads to be more alert and ready to help the residents in case of floods.

Meanwhile, the head of meteorological and geophysics agency, Karyoto has warned that heavy downpours are forecast for Java and Jakarta next month. (sur)