Bojonegoro, E Java, (Antara)- Floods that hit 47 villages in Bojonegoro District over the last four days have inflicted material losses worth Rp837 million, according to an official of the Bojonegaro disaster mitigation office (BPBD).
"The largest loss came from paddy plants that were destroyed after 1,371 hectares of rice fields were flooded," BPBD Bojonegoro Secretary Nadif Ulfia stated here on Thursday.
The floods were triggered by incessant heavy rains that caused the Bengawan Solo River to overflow and inundate 13 sub-districts, including Kalitidu, Trucuk, Dander, Malo, Kota, Balen, Kanor, and Baureno.
Some 175 hectares of second-crop farms were also flooded. A total of 479 families were affected by the natural disaster.
Indonesia is currently experiencing the peak of the rainy season that has caused flooding in several regions, including in West Sumatra, Bangka Belitung, West and Central Java, Jambi, and Aceh.
In West Sumatra, landslides and floods killed six recently.
In the meantime, floods inundated hundreds of homes in several villages in Tirto Sub-district, Pekalongan District, Central Java Province, since the past week.
Among the affected villages were Karangjompo, Tegaldowo, Mulyorejo, and Jeruksari, Head of the Pekalongan Disaster Mitigation Office (BPBD) Bambang Sujatmiko stated, here, Wednesday.
Some 400 houses were submerged in floodwaters reaching a height of up to 40 centimeters, Kuntari, an official of Tegaldowo village, remarked.(*)
