Mamuju, W Sulawesi (ANTARA News) - Flood has inundated around 200 houses in Kuo Village, Pangale Sub District, Mamuju District, West Sulawesi Province, following incessant heavy rains over the past few days.
"The flood is the worst in the last several years. It has submerged hundreds of houses and hectares of rice field," Suyanto, a Kuo villager, said here on on Tuesday.
The floodwaters reaching a height of up to one meter forced local villagers to evacuate to higher grounds.
Meanwhile, in Gorontalo Province, northern Sulawesi Island, flood inundated hundreds of houses in several parts of Gorontalo city following heavy rains. The flood affected Siendeng, Biawu and Tenda in Hulonthalangi sub district, Amir, a local resident, said on December 31, 2012.
A number of flood victims evacuated themselves to safer places because the flood could get worse. "This time the flood is very bad, forcing us to move our belongings to higher grounds," he stated.
Indonesia is currently in the middle of rainy season until March 2013.
The National Disaster Mitigation Agency's spokesman has warned that some parts of Indonesia could be hit by landslides and floods before April 2013.
According to the agency, a total of 60.9 million people live in Indonesia's 315 districts/cities that are prone to floods, and 124 million live in 270 districts/cities that are prone to landslides.
Last year, a total of 730 natural disasters hit Indonesia. Sutopo said last year's natural disasters claimed a total of 487 lives and 675,798 people were forced to leave their homes and 7,891 houses were destroyed.
"Most of the natural disasters took place between January and April 2012," he added.
Over the last two months, floods and landslides have been reported among other things in North Sumatra, West Sumatra, Jambi, South Sumatra, Gorontalo, East Java, Aceh, Riau, Bengkulu and Banten.
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"The flood is the worst in the last several years. It has submerged hundreds of houses and hectares of rice field," Suyanto, a Kuo villager, said here on on Tuesday.
The floodwaters reaching a height of up to one meter forced local villagers to evacuate to higher grounds.
Meanwhile, in Gorontalo Province, northern Sulawesi Island, flood inundated hundreds of houses in several parts of Gorontalo city following heavy rains. The flood affected Siendeng, Biawu and Tenda in Hulonthalangi sub district, Amir, a local resident, said on December 31, 2012.
A number of flood victims evacuated themselves to safer places because the flood could get worse. "This time the flood is very bad, forcing us to move our belongings to higher grounds," he stated.
Indonesia is currently in the middle of rainy season until March 2013.
The National Disaster Mitigation Agency's spokesman has warned that some parts of Indonesia could be hit by landslides and floods before April 2013.
According to the agency, a total of 60.9 million people live in Indonesia's 315 districts/cities that are prone to floods, and 124 million live in 270 districts/cities that are prone to landslides.
Last year, a total of 730 natural disasters hit Indonesia. Sutopo said last year's natural disasters claimed a total of 487 lives and 675,798 people were forced to leave their homes and 7,891 houses were destroyed.
"Most of the natural disasters took place between January and April 2012," he added.
Over the last two months, floods and landslides have been reported among other things in North Sumatra, West Sumatra, Jambi, South Sumatra, Gorontalo, East Java, Aceh, Riau, Bengkulu and Banten.
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