Flash Flood Damages 14 Houses in Pekalongan District

Pekalongan, C Java - A flash flood swept through Windurejo village in Pekalongan district, Central Java, on Monday evening, leaving at least 14 houses seriously damaged. The flash flood occurred after a hill near Gondok river collapsed, causing the river to overflow and engulf nearby residences. The flood also inundated hundreds of other houses in the village. No injuries or fatalities were reported in the flood. The flood was exacerbated by heavy rains which fell in the village. By Monday night, heavy rains continued to fall in a number of areas in the district, forcing residents living in flood-hit areas to evacuate to higher ground. Chief of the Pekalongan police resort Adj Comr Habif said police, along with local people were trying to evacuate the affected people in the village. He asked local residents to remain vigilant even after the rains had stopped as natural disasters could still happen then."We hope, the people will keep watch over the possibility of natural disasters," he said. (*)