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FLOOD-INDONESIA
Floods, landslides kill 2, trigger evacuation in western Indonesia
JAKARTA, Nov. 3, 2018 (BSS/XINHUA) – Two people were killed and about 300
others were forced to take shelter at higher grounds as floods and landslides
struck West Sumatra province of western Indonesia, a disaster agency official
said on Saturday.
Heavy downpours led the waters at rivers overflowed their banks, submerging
about 600 houses in Padang, the provincial capital, spokesman of provincial
disaster management agency Ariza Rico said.
“The strong current has left two residents dead in the city,” he told
Xinhua over phone.
Three bridges collapsed and one house was destroyed by the current, the
spokesman said.
The residents whose houses were inundated escaped the floods and took
shelters in relatives’ houses, mosque and other higher ground, he said.
Indonesia is frequently hit by flood and landslide during heavy rain.
BSS/XINHUA/GMR/1020 hrs