TEMPO.CO, Surabaya-A number of regions in Surabaya have been inundated with flood water following heavy rain for three hours straight from Monday to Tuesday, May 29-30, 2016.
“Rain fell so heavily. It’s the first time that I passed Pucang in a knee-deep flood. My motorcycle engine has died,” said Zakiyah, a resident of Rungkut.
Flood water has not only inundated several streets, but also residential houses, such as in Mulyorejo Surabaya.
It’s not the first time that residential houses are hit by flood. Mulyorejo resident, Sugik, lamented the flood that always occurred everytime the rain falls.
“It happens every time, flood always occurs everytime the rain falls,” he said.
Sugik said he has asked the city administration about the repeated flood events that hit his village since he is running a garment business that is vulnerable to water exposure.
The Head of National Unity and Community Protection Body (Bakesbanlinmas) Surabaya Soemarno can yet be contacted for confirmation.
ANTARA