Rainstorm sweeps many houses

Rainstorm sweeps many houses

PURWOKERTO, Central Java: A rainstorm swept through this regency over the weekend, damaging several hundred buildings and leaving 20 people homeless.

No casualties were reported in the disaster, Antara reported yesterday.

The worst hit were the subdistricts of Sokanegara, Kedaungwuluh and North Purwokerto.

The rainstorm also caused the Kranji River in Sokanegara to overflow, inundating houses located along the river, the news agency said. (rms)