At least 100 families are now evacuated to a safe place, after about 15 homes were severely damaged by flash floods hit in five villages in the district Sukolilo, Pati regency, Central Java, Saturday (03/12/2011) night.
Daily Executive Head of the Regional Disaster Management Agency of Central Java, Sarwa Permana, Sunday (4/12/2011) reported on Sunday (04.12.2011) at 08.00 earlier floods have started receding, but residents remain in shelters.
Flash floods that struck the village of Prawoto, Wegil, Baleadi, Kedungwinong, and Sukolilo. In addition to destroying homes, flooding has also hit hundreds of hectares of rice fields in the villages. The floods also washed away four bridges also between villages.
Floods caused by overflow of rivers and river Sukolilo Jeratun. Water discharge increased due to continued rain flushed the area.
Citing reports Sukolilo District Office, Sarwa said the increasing flow of water in both river embankment causing a number of points also collapsed.
This flood the causeway leading to the Sukolilo Starch City full of garbage and some are still flooded. Traffic flow is temporarily broken waiting for the flood receded on-street road Starch southern district.
Until now, only one resident reported missing, but have not obtained a detailed description of whether the citizen is lost due to floods or displaced to other places.