The flood waters reached a height of between 30 centimeters and one meter, Noto Atmojo of the local disaster mitigation office, said.
The flooding was triggered by the overflowing of Sei Lepan and Sei Pelawi Rivers after a 15-meter long dyke burst.
In Sei Lepan sub-district, several villages, including Lama Baru, Lama, Harapan Baru, and dan Harapan Jaya, were affected by the floods.
In Lama Baru village, 29 families were forced to flee to higher grounds.
In Babalan sub-district, floods affected 69 families in South Pelawi and North Sacurai villages.
The local disaster mitigation office has set up emergency tents to accommodate the flood victims and deployed several rubber boats for evacuation.
Besides this, rice fields covering a total of 310 hectares were flooded in the two sub-districts.
Of the total, 270 hectares were located in Lama Village, Sei Lepan Sub-district, Miswandi, a local agricultural coordinator, revealed.
Moreover, 20 hectares of rice fields and 12 hectares of corn fields were inundated in the Harapan Baru Village. Corn fields in the villages of Suka Damai and Hinai Hanan were also flooded.
In the Babalan Sub-district, flooding affected 20 hectares of rice fields in North Pelawai Village.
Noto Atmojo stated that the flooding also affected the palm oil plantations, including 100 hectares in Harapan Baru Village and 10 hectares in Lama Village.(*)
Editor: Heru Purwanto
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