Heavy rain caused flooding in many parts of Indonesia

Many parts of Indonesia have been flooded and material damage has been caused by heavy rains that lasted throughout November 17-18.

However, initial information indicates no injury or death occurred.

Heavy rains cause serious flooding in many parts of Indonesia

In the capital of Bengkulu in Bengkulu province in southwestern Sumatra island, heavy rain lasting four hours on November 17 has flooded many parts of the city, traffic was congested, many people had to evacuate, and Hundreds of houses in the neighborhood are flooded.

Heavy rain also caused some districts in Central Kalimantan to be flooded with 1-1.5m of water. Many areas along the Ciujung, Ciberang and Cisimeut rivers are also flooded.

Palembang capital of Nam Sumatra province and some districts in the province are in the same situation, with many places rising to 2m high.

In West Java, heavy rains in the Citarum basin over the past three days made residents of many villages evacuate.

The heavy rain that lasted for many hours in the evening of November 18 caused the area in the northern capital of Jakarta to be flooded with sea water, and the two pumping stations here had to operate continuously to pump water to the sea, by this land. lower than sea level by 3.5 meters, even up to 4m.

Here, the Netherlands is now helping Indonesia build a water dam system, called the "Jakarta Giant Wall".