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Substantial flooding is affecting several districtsin Medan, North Sumatra, engulfing hundreds of houses and paralyzing trafficalong a number of roads
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ubstantial flooding is affecting several districtsin Medan, North Sumatra, engulfing hundreds of houses and paralyzing trafficalong a number of roads.
The floods were caused by the banks of the Babura and Deli rivers bursting, as heavy rain had fallen for hours on the city from Friday evening to early Saturday morning.
The worst flood hit Aur subdistrict, Medan Maimun district, where the water was almost shoulder height.
Meanwhile, in other districts such as Padang Bulang subdistrict and Medan Baru district, water reached one meter high.
'The water hasn't receded for 10 hours. Our houses are still submerged,' Usmarlin, one of residents, told The Jakarta Post on Saturday afternoon.
Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Medan chapter head Hendra Suwarta forecast that heavy rain would continue to fall from October to November.
Therefore, he said residents had to increase their awareness because heavy rain
would like cause heavy flooding again. (alz/dic)
