Jeneponto, S Sulawesi (ANTARA News) - Flash flood that inundated the South Sulawesi provincial district of Jeneponto killed a teenager whose body was found here on Sunday.
The victim is the son of a couple of Daeng Temba and Hj Mombo, who hasn't yet been identified so far, according to a witness, Hartati.
"The victim was drowned in the flood at the height of about 1.5 meter on Saturday when he wanted to remove his belongings from his shop to his house," Hartati said, adding the fatality occurred in Boyong village, Tamalatea subdistrict, Jeneponto district, South Sulawesi.
The flood also cut off the land transportation in the district, the witnessed said.
Apart from that, flooding has crippled transport in the district of Maros, South Sulawesi, in the past two days following heavy rain.
The river of Maros overflowed its banks inundating the road linking the district of Pangkep and South Sulawesi capital of Makassar in the district of Maros.
"Many cars have been trapped amid traffic jams as some of the cars stalled on the road," head of the village of Allepole H. Maseng said on Sunday.
The water reaches as high as 50 centimeter in the main road between Pangkep and Makassar, Maseng said.
Rain triggered flooding has hit almost all regions of the country. Landslides hit and destroyed houses.
A number of people have been reported dead and missing because of floods over the past two weeks.
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The victim is the son of a couple of Daeng Temba and Hj Mombo, who hasn't yet been identified so far, according to a witness, Hartati.
"The victim was drowned in the flood at the height of about 1.5 meter on Saturday when he wanted to remove his belongings from his shop to his house," Hartati said, adding the fatality occurred in Boyong village, Tamalatea subdistrict, Jeneponto district, South Sulawesi.
The flood also cut off the land transportation in the district, the witnessed said.
Apart from that, flooding has crippled transport in the district of Maros, South Sulawesi, in the past two days following heavy rain.
The river of Maros overflowed its banks inundating the road linking the district of Pangkep and South Sulawesi capital of Makassar in the district of Maros.
"Many cars have been trapped amid traffic jams as some of the cars stalled on the road," head of the village of Allepole H. Maseng said on Sunday.
The water reaches as high as 50 centimeter in the main road between Pangkep and Makassar, Maseng said.
Rain triggered flooding has hit almost all regions of the country. Landslides hit and destroyed houses.
A number of people have been reported dead and missing because of floods over the past two weeks.
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