TEMPO.CO, Karawang - Hundreds of houses and several roads around Karangligar village, Karawang regency, West Java, were flooded again after water from Cibeet river overflew on Saturday.
A number of residents affected by the floods confirmed that the floods happened after water from the river overflew.
"It was floods because of water from Cibeet river. When it began to flood, it was not raining at all,” said Agus, one of the affected residents.
In some places, floodwater even reached up to 30-70 centimeters.
In the meantime, the local Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) reported that Karangligar village is one of areas prone to floods in Karawang because it located by Cibeet river whose water flows from Bogor to Karawang.
M. ALI KHUMAINI | ANTARA