Soreang, W Java (ANTARA News) - Floods inundated hundreds of homes at Rancaekek Wetan village, Bandung district, West Java, on Wednesday after the Cikeruh river overflowed.
The houses were inundated in 50-180 cm deep water, spokesman for the Bandung district administration Sutarno Yono said.
The floods began to inundate the houses at 02.00 p.m., he said.
One bridge at Dangdeur village collapsed, cutting off land communication between the village and Rancaekek road, he said.
By Wednesday evening, the local authorities were still evacuating residents of the village to safer grounds, he said.
"I have just received a phone call from Rancaekek district that they need a number of rubber boats to evacuate villagers marooned by the flash floods," he said.(*)
The houses were inundated in 50-180 cm deep water, spokesman for the Bandung district administration Sutarno Yono said.
The floods began to inundate the houses at 02.00 p.m., he said.
One bridge at Dangdeur village collapsed, cutting off land communication between the village and Rancaekek road, he said.
By Wednesday evening, the local authorities were still evacuating residents of the village to safer grounds, he said.
"I have just received a phone call from Rancaekek district that they need a number of rubber boats to evacuate villagers marooned by the flash floods," he said.(*)
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