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1st LD: Flash floods hit western Indonesia, leaving two missing

Xinhua, February 26, 2017 Adjust font size:

Heavy downpours have triggered flash floods in Central Java province in western Indonesia on Sunday, leaving at least two people missing, Sutopo PUrwo Nugroho, spokesman of the national disaster agency, told Xinhua over phone.

Huge amount of water carrying mud started hitting Purwosari village of Kendal district at 4 p.m. Jakarta time, Nugroho said.

Eight houses were swept away by the current while three others were destroyed by the floods, he added.

Meanwhile, a total of 300 villagers were forced to be evacuated and take shelters at a mosque, Nugroho said.

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