7 of 10 SINKING and TILTING; Hundreds evacuated as flood waters hit New South Wales! Floodwaters are still lingering in communities in North VIC! 75% of NSW is now affected by flood!

Australia TILTING:

/ Hundreds evacuated as flood waters hit New South Wales
Around 1,600 Australians were forced from their homes by flooding Friday, and 22 rescued from rising waters as the torrents hit or threatened large parts of the most populous state of New South Wales. /

/ North-east Victoria braces for more flooding
MARK COLVIN: Further south in Victoria, the flood situation is expected to worsen. Towns across the state's north-east and Gippsland region are bracing for more heavy rain over the weekend, that's likely to intensify flooding. Floodwaters are still lingering in communities in northern parts of the state after two massive downpours this week. /

ANNA MACDONALD: In north-east Victoria, it seems floods are becoming an annual event, but for some farmers, this week's deluge is the worst they've seen. Source /

/ Seventy-five per cent of New South Wales is now affected by flooding /

Indonesia SINKING:

Jakarta -

/ Dozens of times a house overflowing Pesanggrahan Terenda
Dozens of houses in the Old Post Road Pengumben RT 04/05 Village South Sukabumi, Kebon Jeruk, West Jakarta, submerged in water as high as 60 centimeters. The motorists hesitate to pass. Most motorcycles would prefer to reverse direction. The water flooded the region since the beginning of February 2012. "Two days recede, then flood again," Dede said Rina, 32 years, local residents, Thursday, March 1, 2012. /

/ Pesanggrahan times overflowed, Hundreds of Houses Submerged
extreme weather that hit Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi (Greater Jakarta) brings floods. Hundreds of houses in New Road Kebon RT 014-017, RW 05, Village Pondokpinang, Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta submerged one meter from overflowing Kali Pesanggrahan, Thursday (1/3). /

/ Hundreds of homes in flood Soak Pondokpinang
Pesanggrahan overflow times, made a number of areas in South Jakarta and West Jakarta again submerged, Thursday (1/3). This time hundreds of homes in New Kebon RW Jl 05, Village Pondokpinang, Kebayoranlama District, South Jakarta were flooded with an altitude varying between 30-50 cm. Floods inundate residential areas starting from Wednesday (29/2) at midnight. Even the water levels had reached 1 meter. Although his house flooded, but some residents remained in their homes waiting for the water receding. Source and Video /

Jambi -

/ Hundreds of hectares of rice fields flooded Muarojambi Batanghari
At least 200 hectares of paddy fields over Muarojambi District, Jambi Province were flooded up to one meter from Batang River flood in the area. "This condition has occurred since the last two weeks. Due to high rainfall, river overflowed and flooded Batanghari rice fields in the watershed," /

Gorontalo -

/ Flash Flood in Gorontalo lunge Settlement
Flash floods hit residential areas in the Village Hepuhulawa, Limboto district, Gorontalo Regency, Friday (2/3). About 90 houses in the area as high as one meter under water due to overflow of river Bionga more. /

Province in Indonesia

Indonesia:

Hundreds of hectares of rice fields flooded Muarojambi Batanghari
At least 200 hectares of paddy fields over Muarojambi District, Jambi Province were flooded up to one meter from Batang River flood in the area.

"This condition has occurred since the last two weeks. Due to high rainfall, river overflowed and flooded Batanghari rice fields in the watershed," said Wito, a rice farmer in the village of Sekernan, Muarojambi in Sengeti, the district capital Muarojambi Thursday.

According to him, but because of flood waters, flooded rice fields were also due to lack of irrigation facilities in the area.

Due to the lack of irrigation as a water distribution lines, causing the water in the paddy field can not be streamed so that inundated some rice farmers who are sowing.

Meanwhile, Head of Food Crop Production in the Department of Agriculture Muarojambi Surya Ahmad said, standing water in the rice fields occur in several districts in the area, among other Sekernan District, District and Sub Marosebo Jaluko.

Hundreds of hectares of rice fields owned by farmers Muarojambi now submerged to a depth of one meter reach.

"The numbers we do not know for sure, but the hundreds of hectares of rice fields because some areas are in Batang Hari River basin," he said.

Current weather conditions are unpredictable, because it is known there is a shift in the season due to extreme weather, to anticipate the threat of flooding, the Department of Agriculture has prepared Muarojambi seeds for farmers.

Surya said, the central government through the state budget has allocated seed aid for four thousand hectares of paddy fields, or up to 10 thousand tons of rice seeds.

"Another effort is an increase in irrigated area of rice fields at some point which was considered vulnerable to flooding," he added. (BS/E003)

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Dozens of times a house overflowing Pesanggrahan Terenda
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Dozens of houses in the Old Post Road Pengumben RT 04/05 Village South Sukabumi, Kebon Jeruk, West Jakarta, submerged in water as high as 60 centimeters. The motorists hesitate to pass. Most motorcycles would prefer to reverse direction.

The water flooded the region since the beginning of February 2012. "Two days recede, then flood again," Dede said Rina, 32 years, local residents, Thursday, March 1, 2012.

This makes puddles Dede activity disrupted. He does not cook because the place does not allow to cook. Although already familiar with this annual flood inundation he hoped this time does not exceed two meters as in 2002 and 2007.

South Sukabumi Village officials, he said, had been donated as much as ten boxes of instant noodles. Assistance, he said, has not been felt. Moreover, for consumption, the noodles should be cooked first. "Though we can not cook because of stagnant water," he said. He hopes the aid ready to be consumed.

Dudu, 40 years, local residents, reluctant to flee to other places. The reason, the immersion of Kali Pesanggrahan was used. "After all want to move to where else," said Dudu.

According to him, standing water is usually higher when times Pesanggrahan overflow. The problem is, the flood water is not necessarily the time comes.

Secretary of the Village of South Sukabumi, Sugiyono, said it had provided assistance. Village also provides shelters at a nearby mosque. "For the next step we will coordinate with other officers," he said.

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Pesanggrahan times overflowed, Hundreds of Houses Submerged
JAKARTA (AFP): extreme weather that hit Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi (Greater Jakarta) brings floods. Hundreds of houses in New Road Kebon RT 014-017, RW 05, Village Pondokpinang, Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta submerged one meter from overflowing Kali Pesanggrahan, Thursday (1/3).

    Meanwhile, Jakarta residents who want to travel outside the home are advised to prepare everything to anticipate the possibility of heavy rain. Section, Bureau of Meteorology and Geophysics (BMKG) predicted heavy rains in March 2012 was still flushed Jakarta.

    "Until three days in the future still potentially light rain, moderate to heavy rain. Jakarta the south and east of the potential for moderate to heavy rain in the afternoon and evening," said Head of Information and Meteorology Sub Harry Tirto Djatmiko, Thursday (1/3) .

    In addition to the flood, residents are also haunted by the Pondok Pinang will avalanche soil as high as five meters which is located exactly along the Pesanggrahan times. The water kept rising at times it was feared would erode the cliffs, causing soil erosion.

    "At midnight, the water began to rise until it reaches 100 cm, but now we just flooded settlements as high as 50 cm. There are hundreds of homes flooded this time," said Muhammad Khodori, a resident of RT 15/05 are also members of the Institute for Village Council (CML) Pondokpinang, Thursday (1/3).

    This flood was the third time since January. Moreover, the residence is a flood prone area and is located in the basin. "This flood is the third since January," he said.
    South Jakarta municipal government has distributed logistical aid to flood victims. "In the post flood existing 50 kg of rice, mineral water and instant noodles to flood victims," said Hasan, a resident of the other.

    According to Hasan, citizens worried about soil cliffs on the edge of time. "We were scared to collapse and close the flow. Moreover many large trees that could fall, too. But it makes Bintaro Urban Village area, and we report to the other side," he said.

    Deputy Ward Pondok Pinang, Nopriyandi Hendi said it has set up two shelters in anticipation of a flood of refugees from flooding.

    "It was founded two Command Post, and the principal at RW 05 because it is usually most severe. Logistics is ready at their respective posts, but have not opened unless there is a refugee soup kitchen," he said. (Yon Parjiyono)

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Flash Flood in Gorontalo lunge Settlement
GORONTALO - AFP: Flash floods hit residential areas in the Village Hepuhulawa, Limboto district, Gorontalo Regency, Friday (2/3).

About 90 houses in the area as high as one meter under water due to overflow of river Bionga more. The incident occurred after the rain hit the area about two hours.

Suudi, a resident whose house joined Hepuhulawa Village flooded immediately told the people to secure their property to the roof of the house. Others had to remain submerged by the floods that come very quickly.

According to him, the owner of the house in the village were mostly civil servants (PNS). In the event of flooding most homeowners are not in place. "Indeed these areas are often flooded, especially Bionga River often overflowed. But this time the flood is very surprising because the height of one meter above the water," said Suudi.

Even in a time of about 30 housing units in the Housing Tirta Kencana, Limboto Police Complex, nearly drowned. Suudi predict long the water will recede as the rain continues flushed Bionga River upstream region. Therefore, some residents had fled to a safer place with the assistance of the local village government. (Ant/OL-01)

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Australia:

Hundreds evacuated as flood waters hit New South Wales

Around 1,600 Australians were forced from their homes by flooding Friday, and 22 rescued from rising waters as the torrents hit or threatened large parts of the most populous state of New South Wales.

Sydney has experienced one of its wettest summers in decades and the rain has continued to fall at the start of autumn, leaving the city’s biggest dam Warragamba set to overflow and vast areas of the state drenched.

Among the worst affected areas is the town of Goulburn, close to the national capital Canberra, which despite being at risk of having no drinking water just six years ago, is now experiencing flooding.

Rains eased overnight but a severe weather warning remains in place for much of the state and the Bureau of Meteorology said heavy rain and isolated thunderstorms could produce more flooding in the next 24 hours.

“We have actually been a little bit fortunate overnight in that rain did ease slightly; it’s been a welcome relief,” State Emergency Service (SES) spokesman Andrew Richards said.

“Having said that, we are still on the alert that more rain will fall over the weekend.”

In areas west of Sydney, residents have been warned not to drive or walk through floodwaters as the region braces for the extra water to flow down from the brimming Warragamba Dam.

Outside the city, farmers have been urged to move livestock, feed and other equipment to higher ground, with the major town of Bathurst expected to see significant flooding on Friday.

The Bureau of Meteorology said the main rainfall would be in the state’s central and western areas, in places such as Mudgee and Dubbo, while there would be an easing in Goulburn, Queanbeyan and Windsor to the south.

“But we are expecting it to move back to the southern parts of the state over the weekend so people should stay on alert,” forecaster Julie Evans said.

So far, no casualties have been reported.

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Australia gets its biggest drenching in decades

ASHLEY HALL: But we begin today with the ferocious weather that's delivered south-eastern Australia its biggest drenching in decades.

Seventy-five per cent of New South Wales is now affected by flooding while in Victoria flood stricken towns are preparing for another deluge.

Hundreds of residents have been forced to move to higher ground.

KYLIE SIMMONDS: As fast as the rivers rise they begin to fall but not for long.

Peter Chisnell is the publican at the Tungamah Hotel near the Victoria/ New South Wales border.

He spoke to ABC Local Radio.

PETER CHISNELL: Four or five years ago we were talking about being burnt out and droughted out and here we are now being flooded out. And I think look it's just another learning curve for us up here.

KYLIE SIMMONDS: Flood stricken homes in Victoria's north-east have been given some time to prepare for the next deluge.

MARK CATTELL: Tallygaroopna is a small town up just north of Shepparton and it certainly has been impacted over the last couple of days. And Tungamah is another area that's been isolated by flood waters. And Katandra is another that has had some over floor inundations. So they're certainly some areas we are working with the community now.

But also if we do get more rain or when we get more rain we are certainly going to need to be prepared for that increasing.

KYLIE SIMMONDS: Mark Cattell from Victoria's State Emergency Service.

Dozens of homes and businesses are already under water and those that aren't are scrambling to fill bags with sand to keep as much water as they can out.

MARK CATTELL: Rivers continue to rise at the moment. The overflows, or the overland flows of water are getting into the smaller catchments or into the smaller streams and then into the rivers. So we've seen a number of our rivers going to moderate and some into major at this stage.

KYLIE SIMMONDS: In New South Wales the State Emergency Service is focused on rain soaked regions in the south-east.

DIETER GESKIE: Queanbeyan, the Bega area, the Goulburn area, Cooma and so on and Cowra. There are so many places where we still have a lot of our resources and a lot of our attention focused on.

KYLIE SIMMONDS: The SES deputy commissioner Dieter Gescke.

DIETER GESCKE: The problem here is that we've had a long time of repeated rainfall during the day and then sometimes at night. It's almost sort of a Groundhog Day thing until this system finally breaks up and dissipates.

KYLIE SIMMONDS: Since Sunday a low pressure trough has been moving across the country.

Heavy rain has fallen from Uluru in the Northern Territory down through the northern parts of South Australia, much of western, southern and central NSW and northern Victoria.

Alex Zadnik is a senior meteorologist at the weather forecasting company Weatherzone.

He says the amount of rain which has fallen is breaking records.

ALEX ZADNIK: Well already Albury's pushed up above its March, its previous highest total for March in the space of just two days.

For somewhere like Cooma, Cooma is on track to go above its yearly average and we are only 65 days into the year. So we have seen incredible rainfall and record, we're breaking daily records.

And as this rainfall continues through the next two to three days we'll see numerous March records broken.

KYLIE SIMMONDS: So how many more days to go?

ALEX ZADNIK: The low pressure trough that's causing all this heavy rain has temporarily shifted a little further north through New South Wales bringing a brief reprieve to northern and eastern Victoria and in fact far southern parts of New South Wales.

We will however see this low pressure trough undergo a secondary deepening and drift back a little to the west and south during Saturday.

So heavy rain will return to much of western and southern New South Wales and also far eastern parts of Victoria including the north-east district and East Gippsland.

And the rain is expected to continue until at least Sunday.

KYLIE SIMMONDS: Is there any sunshine on the way?

ALEX ZADNIK: Well the low pressure trough will tend to push north-eastwards on Monday and tend to weaken. So we'll see the rain pushing into the north-east corner of New South Wales which has so far been spared from the heavy rainfall.

And for areas which have seen the heavy rainfall over recent days they will tend to dry out. And through next week it does look to be a drier story so that is of some good news.

But given there's still heavy rain on the forecast for the next few days the situation could still get worse before it gets better.

ASHLEY HALL: Alex Zadnik from Weatherzone ending that report from Kylie Simmonds.