"The floods struck on Thursday (April 21). Some 1,053 residents or 438 families evacuated to higher ground after the flood water inundated their houses," secretary of the Karawang District Disaster Mitigation Board (BPBD) Supriatna said.
The evacuees hail from the five villages of Karangligar, Parungsari, Tanjungmekar, Karawang Kulon and Tanjungpura.
He said the floods hit hardest the Karangligar village where 187 houses were inundated and 606 residents evacuated to higher ground.
The flood inundated 25 houses at Parungsari village, forcing 68 residents to flee their flooded houses.
In Karawang Kulon village, 132 houses were flooded, forcing 227 residents to take refuge.(*)
Editor: Heru Purwanto
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