ID :
83662
Thu, 10/08/2009 - 15:20
Auther :
Shortlink :
https://www.oananews.org//node/83662
The shortlink copeid
FLOODS PARALYZE TOLITOLI DISTRICT
Tolitoli, Indonesia, Oct. 8 (ANTARA) - Floods triggered by incessant heavy rains on Thursday morning paralyzed public activities in Tolitoli District.
The floodwaters reaching heights of between an adult's knee and a house's roof swamped hundreds of houses and public facilities.
The worst-hit area was the Tuweley neighborhood where local residents were forced to evacuate to higher ground.
"I could not close my house (because of the flood). I was dragged with a rope because the floodwater reached my neck," Yanti (50), a local resident , said.
In the Anoa Tuweley housing complex alone, some 300 houses were invaded by the floodwaters.
"I heard a noise like a house was collapsing at that time, I ignored it because the water had already reached my chest and I had to save my children," Ros, another resident, said.
Hundreds of local inhabitants have volunteered to help evacuate women and children in particular. The floods came so suddenly and fast that most people did not have time to save their belongings.
Government offices and schools were closed due to the inundation.
Tolitoli District is frequently hit by floods, but this one is considered the worst ever that had affected the area.***
The floodwaters reaching heights of between an adult's knee and a house's roof swamped hundreds of houses and public facilities.
The worst-hit area was the Tuweley neighborhood where local residents were forced to evacuate to higher ground.
"I could not close my house (because of the flood). I was dragged with a rope because the floodwater reached my neck," Yanti (50), a local resident , said.
In the Anoa Tuweley housing complex alone, some 300 houses were invaded by the floodwaters.
"I heard a noise like a house was collapsing at that time, I ignored it because the water had already reached my chest and I had to save my children," Ros, another resident, said.
Hundreds of local inhabitants have volunteered to help evacuate women and children in particular. The floods came so suddenly and fast that most people did not have time to save their belongings.
Government offices and schools were closed due to the inundation.
Tolitoli District is frequently hit by floods, but this one is considered the worst ever that had affected the area.***
