An old man watches TV inside his home inundated by the food in Sayung village, in Demak, Central Java, on Feb 7, 2021. (Antara Photo/Aji Styawan)
Hundreds Evacuated as Floods Hit Several Areas in Central Java
BY :ANTARA PHOTO
FEBRUARY 08, 2021
Jakarta. Floods following heavy rains that started on Saturday has inundated several areas in Central Java, including Semarang, the hometown of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, and displacing hundreds of people.
Central Java's Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) reported severe floods in Demak and Kudus districts, where floodwater — of 170 centimeters deep in some places — submerged at least 4,420 houses. Around 28,000 people were affected by the flood, and at least 576 have to leave their homes to find refuge in temporary shelters.
The heavy rainfall put parts of Kota Lama, Semarang's old city famous among travelers, underwater. Motorcyclists had to carry his bike into carts to cross the "Little Netherland" area.
Kereta Api Indonesia, the state-owned railway operator, reported that its Semarang operation branch had to divert some train routes because floodwater submerged the tracks in some areas. Severe traffic jams also occurred on North Java coastal road or Jalur Pantura from Kudus to Semarang.
A worker measures floodwater depth at Tawang Station, in Semarang, Central Java, on Feb 6, 2021. (Antara Photo/Aji Styawan)A man pushes his bike during the flood at Kota Lama in Semarang, Central Java, on Feb 6, 2021. (Antara Photo/Aji Styawan)A man pushes his bike during flood at Jalan Raya Arteri Soekarno-Hatta in Semarang, Central Java on Feb, 6, 2021. (Antara Photo/Aji Styawan)A driver washes his truck during flood at Pantura, Jati Wetan Village, Kudus, Central Java on Feb, 7, 2021. (Antara Photo/Yusuf Nugroho)Children play during flood at Jati Wetan Village, Kudus, Central Java on Feb, 8, 2021. (Antara Photo/Yusuf Nugroho)A man pushes his bakso, an Indonesian meatball soup dish, cart through red-colored floodwaters in Jenggot, Pekalongan, Central Java, on Feb 6, 2021. Residents said the red color came from the dye used in batik production in the area. (Antara Photo/Harviyan Perdana Putra)A woman carries several dry clothes using a plastic bucket as a floating device as she walks inside the flood at Sayung Village, Demak, Central Java, on Feb 7, 2021. (Antara Photo/Aji Styawan)A man cooks inside his home during flood at Tanjung Mas, Semarang, Central Java on Feb, 6, 2021. (Antara Photo/Aji Styawan)A woman dries her important document during the flood at Tanjung Mas, Semarang, Central Java, on Feb 6, 2021. (Antara Photo/Aji Styawan)Flood victims evacuate to Jati Wetan village hall at Kudus, Central Java, on Feb 7, 2021. (Antara Photo/Yusuf Nugroho)