Three drown in Talang River

SEMARANG: Three fishermen from Gayamsari district drowned when the level of Talang River rose suddenly on Monday afternoon.

Witnesses identified the three locals as Widodo, 27, Arif, 19, and Sugiarto, 17.

They said a sudden torrent of river water swept the three away.

"Locals had actually warned the fishermen that the river was very deep and that sometimes a huge torrent of water comes from upstream," East Semarang Police chief Second Lt. Agus Sultan said.

The bodies were buried at a nearby cemetery on Tuesday. Hundreds of local residents and officials attended the funerals. (har/edt)