Makassar, S Sulawesi (ANTARA News) - The districts of Barru, Pangkep, Maros, Bone, Gowa, Takalar, and Kota Makassar in South Sulawesi have been submerged by flood waters for two days.
"Our houses have been under water for two days after days of incessant rain which caused the Maros river to overflow," Tinggi Moncong subdistrict resident in Maros district, Muhammad Anwar, said on Friday.
Muhammad said the flood which was worsened by tidal sea water in Maros district had inundated thousands of houses and around 500 hectares of rice fields at Moncongloe, Turikale, Lau, and Maros Baru subdistrict.
While in neighboring Maros district of Pangkep, the flood was triggered by the overflow of Tabo-Tabo dam water on Wednesday, January 12, 2011.
Thousands of houses, including Pangkep district head's along the banks of Pangkep river and near Tabo-Tabo dam as of Friday morning were still being inundated by flood waters.
Besides Maros and Pangkep districts, four villages at Barru district were also heavily hit by flood with the water level reaching up to one until two meters.
And at Pattallassang village in Gowa district, around 300 houses were inundated after a tributary of Jeneberang river overflowed its banks.
The flood waters also visited the people in Kota Makassar and inundated hundreds of houses at Sudiang Permai, BTN Hamzy, and BTN Antara housing complexes.(O001/f001)
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