Twelve drowned in flash flood

Twelve drowned in flash flood

MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Twelve people drowned and 12
others went missing in a flash flood that swept the Aikmel
subdistrict on Thursday, officials said yesterday.

The Tanggik River overflowed following a two-hour downpour,
spokesman for the East Lombok regency government Abdul Kadir told
the Antara news agency.

Local senior officials, including regent M. Sadir, went to the
stricken areas to monitor the search and rescue operations on
Thursday, he said.

Jadir said the flood also caused damage to local houses and
agricultural fields. The total financial loss has yet to be
calculated. (pan)