Breaking in Indonesia caused thousands of people to evacuate

At least one person was killed, eight seriously injured and thousands of others were forced to evacuate the area of ​​Maluku province in eastern Indonesia after a large dam broke.

A dam broke in Jakarta in March.Illustration.(Source: time.com)

News from Indonesia said the dam was suddenly broken on July 25 morning in the central province of Maluku after days of heavy rains.

The dam breach destroyed 470 houses, dozens of public works, forcing more than 5,000 people in the area to evacuate.

Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) mobilized two Hercules aircraft to the scene to provide food, water, clothes and other relief items to flooded residents. caused by the dam breach.

Indonesia is often affected by landslides and floods during the rainy season. In 2009, a dam failure also occurred on the outskirts of Jakarta, causing 98 deaths and 102 others missing.