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Bernama Daily (Malaysia)
Monday, 23 November, 2009
JAKARTA: Flash floods in eastern part of Aceh province
of Indonesia had triggered 49,401 people to flee their
homes since Sunday, while a landslide in Central Java
at week end had damaged over 50 houses, Health
Ministry said here Monday.
Heavy rain for two consecutive days was blamed for the
flash floods which had submerged the area in the
province at the northern tip of Sumatra island for
about 2 meter high, head of crisis center of the
ministry Rustam Pakaya said.
"Most of the evacuees go to their relatives' houses,"
he told Xinhua news agency over phone.
The ministry had set up several posts in some
districts at East Aceh region to give medical
assistance, said Pakaya.
Indonesia has been frequently hit by flash floods and
landslides during the wet season which regularly take
place from October to April.
Lack of forest-covered areas, which could not hold the
excessive waters, is the main cause of the disaster. |
Environment
