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DEATH TOLL IN W SULAWESI FLOODS RISES TO 6
Makassar, Indonesia, Jan 11 (ANTARA) - The death toll in the floods that swept through Polewali district in Indonesia's West Sulawesi province rose to six on Sunday with four others reported missing.
At least 30 houses were carried away by water currents, Arham, coordinator of a joint team of search and rescue workers from Hasanuddin University and Makassar State University, said on Sunday.
By Sunday afternoon, a number of government offices, places of worship and school buildings were still inundated by one-meter-deep flood water following overnight heavy rains, he said.
The floods also cut off land communication between West Sulawesi and Central Sulawesi provinces, he said.
"Up till now the joint team of search and rescue workers are still trying to evacuate flood victims and continuing their search for missing residents," he said.
At least 30 houses were carried away by water currents, Arham, coordinator of a joint team of search and rescue workers from Hasanuddin University and Makassar State University, said on Sunday.
By Sunday afternoon, a number of government offices, places of worship and school buildings were still inundated by one-meter-deep flood water following overnight heavy rains, he said.
The floods also cut off land communication between West Sulawesi and Central Sulawesi provinces, he said.
"Up till now the joint team of search and rescue workers are still trying to evacuate flood victims and continuing their search for missing residents," he said.
