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Bandung Floods Submerge Major Road Routes
February 19, 2010

Flooding in Bandung, West Java, last week. (Antara Photo) Flooding in Bandung, West Java, last week. (Antara Photo)
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jacobian64
2:32pm Feb 19, 2010

well I live in dayeuhkolot and this flood just make my day even hard.just hope the rain would not come pouring down again then or it could be real worse. :-)

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Floods affecting the Bandung area in West Java have expanded and have now submerged the Baleendah-Bojongsoang road.

Earlier, the Dayeuhkolot-Bojongsoang road connecting southern Bandung and Bandung city had been submerged by flood waters. The Baleendah-Bojongsoang road is an alternative route connecting the two areas.

The Baleendah-Bojongsoang road was covered with up to 30 centimeters of water, causing a bad traffic jam.

Thousands of houses were flooded, forcing local inhabitants to evacuate themselves to safer areas.

“We need to open more public kitchens. The existing ones are no longer enough,” Cholil, a refugee, said.

Most of the flood victims have taken refuge at government office buildings or along roadsides.

The floods have also submerged a number of fishing ponds.

The daily activities for Dayeuhkolot residents have been halted because of the floods, reaching heights of between 30 cm and 200 cm in the village.

Indonesia is now in the rainy season which has triggered floods in many parts of the country including Jakarta, Jambi (Sumatra), Pandeglang (Banten Province), Bandung and Kerawang (West Java), West Sumatra, South Sumatra Province, South Sulawesi, and Kudus (Central Java).

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