Flood in West Java province of Indonesia has forced more than 24,900 people to take shelters as their houses have been submerged since earlier this week, the Disaster Management Agency reported on Friday.
The floods in Karawang of the province have submerged over 15, 000 houses since Tuesday, it occurred after the authorities opened the water gate at Jatiluhur dam at the province, as the dam could not hold water as its volume has exceeded the dam capacity, spokesman of the agency Priyadi Kardono said.
"Heavy rains for days have led more waters from several areas flow into the Jatiluhur dam, so the dam could not hold the excessive water," he told Xinhua over phone.
The spokesman said that most of the evacuees lived in tents and got relief aids from the government.
The waters submerged the houses up to three meters high, he said.
But, the spokesman said that so far there was no casualties of the natural disaster.
Indonesia has been frequently hit by floods and landslide. The lack of forest-covered areas has been blamed for the natural disaster. |
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