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Flooding in Sidoarjo, East Java, on Oct. 12. (Antara/Umarul Faruq)
E
ight districts in West Aceh are inundated amid heavy rains in the last five days. Floodwater levels range from 30 centimeters to 1 meter in people’s homes.
“Rain is still pouring,” Teuku Syahluna Polem, head of the West Aceh Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) said on Tuesday as quoted by tempo.co.
Teuku said flooding had hit 54 villages in eight districts. He said no fatalities had been reported and residents had either remained in their homes or taken shelter in the homes of relatives.
The rains caused Ujong Kalak and Woyla rivers to overflow. The BPBD had deployed heavy equipment to dredge the river.
The eight affected districts are: Johan Pahlawan, Arongan Lambalek, Woyla Timur, Woyla Barat, Meurebo, Kaway XVI, Bubon and Sama Tiga. (evi)
