Off the wire
• China Hushen 300 index futures open higher Tuesday  • Mexico declares public health emergency over obesity, diabetes  • China treasury bond futures open mixed Tuesday  • Chinese shares open mixed Tuesday  • Urgent: Over 6,000 flee homes as flood hits Western Indonesia  • Xinhua China news advisory -- Nov. 15  • Australian, Indonesian authorities begin tsunami preparation training  • Chinese yuan weakens to 6.8495 against USD Tuesday  • Market exchange rates in China -- Nov.15  • 1st LD: Airlift to evacuate tourists from New Zealand quake zone  
You are here: 　 Home

1st LD: Over 6,000 flee homes as floods hit W. Indonesia

Xinhua, November 15, 2016 Adjust font size:

Floods hitting West Java province in western parts of Indonesia have internally displaced more than 6,000 people, a disaster agency official said on Tuesday.

The flooding submerged nearly 6,000 houses, 12 mosques, four school buildings and more than 100 hectares of paddy field, and affected around 20,000 people, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman of the national disaster agency, told Xinhua via phone.

Evacuation of affected people are underway, with the operation being carried out by soldiers, police, personnel from local search and rescue offices and local disaster agencies, he said.

Flood relief is flowing into the centers of the evacuation, Sutopo added.

Indonesia is frequently hit by floods and landslides during heavy downpours. Endit