Purworejo villages hit by flooding

PURWOREJO, Central Java (JP): At least eight villages in Butuh district here were hit by floods when a reservoir lying adjacent to the Gebang Besar river collapsed.

The head of Purworejo administrative district, Giritno, told The Jakarta Post that thousands of residents in the villages of Wironantan, Dlangu, Gerbangrejo, Kedung Mulyo, Rowodadi, Sidomulyo, Kedungsari and Kedungsri were affected.

No casualties were reported. (29/45)