Pandeglang, Banten (ANTARA News) - Flash floods submerged around 500 homes in four villages of Cigondang, Kalanganyar, Teluk and Labuan in Pandeglang District, Banten Province, with the water level reaching 2.5 meters, an official has said.

Head of Pandeglangs Post-Disaster Management division of the Regional Disaster Mitigation Board, Lilis, when contacted on Tuesday, said the floods have inundated 500 houses and will continue since rain was still lashing the area as of Tuesday evening.

While no casualty has been reported so far, the floods did cause material losses running into tens of millions of rupiah, she pointed out.

The Regional Disaster Mitigation Board (BPBD) delivered food and drinks to the flood victims lest there is any starvation, she added.(*)

Editor: Heru Purwanto
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