Flash Floods Damages Rice Fields and Homes in Brebes
TEMPO.CO, Brebes - Flash floods have inundated the village of Adisana in Brebes' Bumiayu District in Central Java on Saturday evening, June 18, 2016 - destroying scores of paddy fields in the area. The floods struck after a heavy showers fell for an entire day. "As a result, the rivers and creeks around the area burst its' banks - and destroyed the levees at the village of Penggarutan," said Adisana Village Chief, Komarudin, on Sunday, June 19, 2016.
The flash floods suddenly inundated scores of homes at around 17:30 Western Indonesia Time (WIB) across three neighbourhood units (RT), namely RT 005, 006, and 007 in Community Unit (RW) 001 on Saturday evening, before slowly subsiding at around 23:00 WIB. Five hectares of paddy fields - which were about to be harvested - were destroyed as a result of the flash floods.
