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View all search resultsFloods and landslides hit several regions as dry season faces delay
BMKG head Dwikorita Karnawati said much of Indonesia is now likely to experience a shorter-than-expected dry season due to higher-than-normal rainfall observed in recent months.
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Pushing through: A resident of Gebangarum Village in Demak Regency, Central Java, pedals his bicycle through the floodwaters on May 21. Flooding struck Demak Regency on May 18 after heavy rain caused the Tuntang River to overflow, affecting more than 11,600 people. (Antara/Aprillio Akbar)
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everal regions across the archipelago have been hit by hydrometeorological disasters in recent days, as the country braces for a delayed and shorter dry season this year.
Floods inundated five villages in South Halmahera Regency, North Maluku, on Sunday, forcing the evacuation of approximately 2,400 residents.
South Halmahera Regent Hasan Ali Bassam Kasuba said the flooding was triggered by relentless downpours that had battered the area since Saturday, which caused the Inggoi River to overflow.
“This is the most severe flooding the region has ever faced,” Kasuba said on Sunday, as quoted by Antaranews. “We’ve evacuated residents to eight temporary shelters."
Ali added that the local Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) had forecasted that the downpours in South Halamahera would persist for at least the next three days.
In Parigi Moutong Regency, Central Sulawesi, torrential rain triggered a landslide in a forest near Tirtanagaya Village on Sunday afternoon, burying seven villagers who were collecting firewood.
Search and rescue teams are now racing against time to locate the victims, who include four men, two women and a child.
