Flood water began to inundate Pamekasan Kota and Pademawu sub-districts at 06.00 a.m. local time after Kalisemajid river overflowed, local resident Achmad Baihaqi said.
"The water level is more than one meters and in several areas it reaches up to 1.5 meters," he said.
No fatalities or injuries were reported.
By 00.30 p.m. on Tuesday the flood had shown no signs of receding and in several areas the water level tended to increase. Rains continued to fall in Pamekasan Kota sub-district on Tuesday afternoon.
"We have sent a joint team of officers to count the number of flood victims," Pamekasan sub-district head Hidayat said.
Tuesday`s flood is the third to hit the sub-districts so far this year.
According to the Pamekasan District Natural Disaster Mitigation Board (BPBD), about 1,500 families fell victim to the previous flood.
"I think the number of affected families this time will not be much different from that of the previous flood and even can be larger because the current flood is bigger than the previous one," he said.
The flood also inundated a number of school buildings and offices.
Reporting by Abd Aziz
(S012/F001)
Editor: Jafar M Sidik
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