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(Recast) 1st LD: 2 killed, 3 missing, over 3,000 displaced in flood in Indonesia

Xinhua, March 13, 2016 Adjust font size:

Floods hitting Indonesia's West Java province has killed two people, left three others missing and forced more than 3,000 others to flee homes, official of disaster agency said here on Sunday.

The floods have occurred since Saturday as days of heavy downpours triggered waters of Citarum river in Bandung district to overflow and submerge several areas in the district, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman of national disaster management agency said.

"The floods have left two people dead, three others missing and more than 3,000 people taking shelters on higher grounds,"he told Xinhua by phone.

Sutopo added that the waters affected over 24,000 people in the district.

Emergency relief operation has been conducted to help flood-affected people, involving soldiers, police, disaster agency officials and volunteers, Sutopo said.

Flood and landslide are frequent in Indonesia during heavy rains, affecting millions of people living near rivers. Endit