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Floods kill four in eastern Indonesia: official
Jakarta (AFP) Feb 9, 2008 Four people have been killed and hundreds forced to evacuate their homes due to severe floods in eastern Indonesia, an official said Saturday. Sentianus Medi of the local disaster management centre said all four victims drowned after rivers overflowed following three days of heavy rain. "Four people in three districts in East Nusa Tenggara province were killed yesterday (Friday)," he told reporters. "They all lived on riverbanks." The official said more than 500 people had left their homes due to the floods, and some 1,000 hectares (2,500 acres) of rice fields were under water. Landslides and flooding are common in Indonesia during the rainy season, which hits its peak from December to February. Torrential rains across Central and East Java provinces at the start of the year triggered landslides and floods that killed more than 100 people and displaced tens of thousands. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Bringing Order To A World Of Disasters When the Earth Quakes A world of storm and tempest
Britain's spy 'listening' HQ nearly flooded out in 2007: committee
London (AFP) Jan 29, 2008Britain's spy headquarters for listening in on signals around the world was severely disrupted by last year's floods that inundated large parts of England, lawmakers said in a report Tuesday. |
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