Senior Commissioner Yusri Yunus, spokesman of the West Java Police Office, here, Thursday, confirmed about the natural disaster in Cirebon.
The seven sub-districts are Lemahabang, Asjap, Gebang, Greged, Pangenan, Pabedilan, and Susukanlebak.
The floodwaters reached heights between 50 centimeters (cm) and one meter on Wednesday evening. On Wednesday morning, the water level subsided to around 20 cm or 30 cm.
In addition to the floods, landslides also affected several villages in the district, he said.
The West Java Police have deployed officers and rubber boats for evacuation in flood-hit villages.
Several schools were also flooded, thereby preventing students from attending them.
"Now, students are asked to help clear the mud and floodwaters from their schools," Samsul Huda, a teacher of Islamic junior high school, added.(*)
Editor: Heru Purwanto
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