Flood Inundate Thousands Of Houses In N Sumatra

Langkat, North Sumatra, Oct 21 (Antara) - Floods triggered by incessant rain have inundated around 4,000 houses in Langkat District, North Sumatra, official said on Monday. "Based on reliable data, a total of 3,915 houses at 12 villages at Tanjungpura sub-district in Langkat district were inundated on Monday," Tanjungpura sub-district spokesman Surianto on Monday. According to him, the floods had inundated 408 houses in Pekan village, 225 houses in Pematang Cengal Barat village, 126 houses in Paya Perupuk village, 789 houses in Pematang Cengal village, 359 houses in Pekubuan village, 522 houses in Suka Maju village 221 houses in Baja Kuning village, 20 houses in Pematang Serai village, 258 houses in Karya Maju village, 595 houses in Pantai Cermin village, and 350 houses in Lalang village. "This is the worst ever flood hitting the settlement areas in the city of Tanjungpura," Surianto said, adding that the water level at the flood-affected villages remains high because the overflowing of Batang Serangan river.