FLOODS INUNDATE 2,089 HOUSES IN TEBO DISTRICT

Jambi, Jan. 7 (ANTARA) - Floods inundated around 2,089 houses in Tebo District, Jambi province, on Thursday following incessant rains during the past week.

"Tabir sub district was the worst hit by the flood," RM Ali, head of the Tebo manpower and transmigration office, said here on Thursday.

Some 50 hectares of farming area were also submerged by the floodwaters.

In Tabir sub district, five villages were affected by the floods. In Embacang Gedang village, some 358 houses were inundated, in Pintas Tuo village around 388 houses, in Bangko Pintas village 87 houses and in Tanah Garo village 890 houses.

"According to latest data, some 1,723 houses in five villages have been affected," Ali said.

In Serai Serumpun sub district, some 150 houses were flooded. In Pagar Puding Lama village, around 50 hectares of farming area were inundated.

In Tebo Ilir sub district, around 90 houses were inundated, including 60 houses in Sungai Aro village. In Tilan village, Tebo Tengah sub district, a total of 63 houses were flooded.

In Sumai sub district, the floods affected Puntikalo, Tuo and Jati Belarik villages.

The floods were caused by heavy rains over the past one week.