7 of 10 TILTING & SINKING; Philippines: Floods in some parts Luzon and Visayas! Manila: Malabon & Navotas flash floods that were compounded by high tide! India: Flood kill six in Assam!

Malabon city. Residents travel in knee-deep flood waters after Typhoon "Butchoy" (Guchol) swept through Catmon in Malabon city, north of Manila June 18, 2012

Philippines SINKING:

/ Heavy rain prompted officials in Pampanga and Bulacan to suspend classes in elementary and high schools yesterday as water levels in central Luzon’s rivers rose and coastal villages were swamped by high tide, local officials said. In two areas in Rizal province, a 12-year-old girl drowned and some 100 families fled their homes amid fears of flooding in their community. Water spilled over a dike in Barangay (village) San Juan Nepomuceno and town employees started clearing it of lilies to hasten the flow of water from Sta. Rita and Porac towns, he said Some 200 houses and several schools which had earlier moved to the base of a dike along eight eastern coastal villages in Masantol town were submerged under a foot high of water due to water draining from the upper Pampanga River and high tide from Manila Bay. Water levels rose minimally downstream due to high tide, he said.

Rizal - Kiana Maru Obleada, 12, drowned in Bibit Falls in Barangay Mayamot in Antipolo City at around 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, the lone casualty reported in Rizal province amid incessant rain brought on by Typhoon “Butchoy,”

Baguio City - In Baguio City, heavy rains on Saturday and Sunday triggered minor rock slides along some Cordillera roads, reports from the Office of Civil Defense in the region. /

/ Malabon residents seek high ground as dike gives way. Floodwaters in several barangays in Malabon City rose to high levels because of heavy rain, prompting the city government to evacuate residents on Monday. Bong Padua, chief public information officer, told the Inquirer that 19 families living along the riverbanks in Barangay Tinajeros had to be relocated to the barangay hall. The flooding was compounded when water overflowed from a dike near Tullahan River. Parts of it were destroyed by the heavy rains overnight and the high tide, Padua said. /

/ Butchoy did not directly hit the country but brought heavy rains, triggering floods in some parts Luzon and Visayas.

Severe flooding caused by heavy rains that pounded Luzon late Sunday until early yesterday caused several cities and municipalities in Metro Manila and Central Luzon to suspend classes in pre-school, elementary and high school. The cities of Malabon and Navotas in Metro Manila, and Olongapo City in Zambales were among the local government units (LGUs) that declared class suspension in all levels as a result of floods and rising water in their rivers up until morning. Malabon and Navotas suspended classes from kindergarten to college due to flash floods that were compounded by the 1.6-meter high tide. Bong Padua, Malabon City public information office chief, said that although the weather improved in the afternoon, the city government decided to postpone whole day classes in “all levels” because of the high tide at 10 a.m. Navotas Mayor John Rey Tiangco also suspended classes in all levels as they too were affected by flash flood and high tide. (Malabon) The city has 26 working pumping stations but they were not enough to control the rising seawater. /

/ Floods destroy crops in Mindanao. Floods caused by rains dumped by typhoon Butchoy damaged P29.8 million ($703,759) worth of rice and corn crops in Mindanao, according to an initial report released by the agriculture department today. /

At least 7 dead, 13 missing in Philippines floods

India TILTING & BACKWASHING:

/ Flood toll rises to six in Assam - 2 women, 2 minors drown in submerged pond in Barpeta. The first wave of floods in the state claimed four more lives today, taking the death toll since yesterday to six. Official sources said altogether 14 of the 27 districts of the state have been affected in the first wave. /

/ The overall flood situation in Barpeta district remained grim for the fifth consecutive day today. Five persons lost their lives in the fury of flood in two separate incidents since yesterday afternoon at Dargahpur near Bhella about eight kilometres from here and Kawaimari 4 No Block under Sarthebari Police Station .With these the death toll in the present wave of flood rose to six in the district. /

/ Over 2.44 lakh people have been affected by floods in 14 districts across Assam in the past few days, with the authorities shifting over 32,000 people to relief camps, official sources said here on Monday. /

Bangladesh SINKING & BACKWASHING:

/ Rain triggers flash flood in Kurigram, Lalmonirhat. Torrential rain in the last three to four days has triggered flash flood in low-lying areas of seven upazilas in Kurigram and Lalmonirhat districts. In Kurigram, over ten thousand people in eight unions under Phulbari, Ulipur and Sadar upazilas have been marooned due to heavy downpour which caused a sharp rise in the water level of Dharla River. Erosion by the rain-fed river has also rendered at least 55 families homeless in Sadar upazila in the last four days, reports our correspondent. /

Nepal:

/ Seti flood displaces nine families. Police today evacuated nine families of Yamdi, Hemja VDC in Kaski after the Seti River breached its course this morning and water gushed into human settlements. /

Indonesia SINKING:

/ Flood tides (rob) re-soak the area pantura. Besides soaking protocol neighborhoods and streets in the area pantura, rob also nearly drove the Pelabuhan Tanjung Emas, Semarang, Central Java. /

/ Around 500-600 houses in the village rob Cemarajaya submerged about 50 centimeters tall. Rob was going on since Monday afternoon until Tuesday morning. /

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Philippines:

Floods hit Bulacan, Pampanga; no classes

Heavy rain prompted officials in Pampanga and Bulacan to suspend classes in elementary and high schools yesterday as water levels in central Luzon’s rivers rose and coastal villages were swamped by high tide, local officials said.

In two areas in Rizal province, a 12-year-old girl drowned and some 100 families fled their homes amid fears of flooding in their community.

Mayor Ricardo Rivera of Guagua town in Pampanga called off classes in public and private elementary schools.

Water spilled over a dike in Barangay (village) San Juan Nepomuceno and town employees started clearing it of lilies to hasten the flow of water from Sta. Rita and Porac towns, he said.

Some 200 houses and several schools which had earlier moved to the base of a dike along eight eastern coastal villages in Masantol town were submerged under a foot high of water due to water draining from the upper Pampanga River and high tide from Manila Bay.

Hilton Hernando, chief of the Pampanga River Basin Flood Forecasting and Monitoring Center, said, however, water levels in various monitoring stations of the Pampanga River remain below alert level.

Water levels rose minimally downstream due to high tide, he said.

Operations of airlines at the Clark International Airport at the Clark Freeport were normal, said Victor Jose Luciano, president and chief executive officer of Clark International Airport Corp. He said there was no diversion or cancellation of flights.

Bulacan

In Bulacan, floods forced officials in Norzagaray, Donya Remedios Trinidad and Obando towns to suspend classes in elementary and high schools.

Felicisima Mungcal, Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) head, said the Ipo and Bustos dams started releasing water yesterday morning following continuous rains.

Water level at Ipo reached 100.78 meters above sea level (masl), slightly exceeding the spilling level of 100.1 masl.

Mungcal said the Bustos Dam had to also release water because it is located downstream of Ipo and catches water released by that dam.

She, however, said the water released from the two dams was very minimal.

Water level at the Angat Dam was recorded at 189.09 masl, still below its spilling level of 212 to 214 masl.

In Nueva Ecija, Cabanatuan City Mayor Julius Cesar Vergara suspended classes for kindergarten and elementary schools.

Dr. Abraham Pascua, cochair of the PDRRMC, said the body’s command posts were activated in Barangay Puncan in Carranglan town, San Casimiro in Licab town and one each in the towns of Rizal and Jaen to respond to any emergency as heavy rains hit the province.

New gymnasiums built by the provincial government were elevated and designed to be used as evacuation centers, he said.

Baguio City

In Baguio City, heavy rains on Saturday and Sunday triggered minor rock slides along some Cordillera roads, reports from the Office of Civil Defense in the region.

These roads, however, were opened yesterday.

Work crews started clearing the Talalay section of the Abra-Kalinga Road and had opened a section of the Shilan-Beckel Road in Benguet to traffic, it said.

A lane along Kennon Road in Barangay Camp 3 in Tuba, Benguet, was cleared of rocks and mud and opened to traffic.

Personnel of the Department of Public Works and Highways also cleared a lane of the Itogon-Dalupirip Road in Benguet, which is also prone to landslides during the rainy season.

Rizal

Kiana Maru Obleada, 12, drowned in Bibit Falls in Barangay Mayamot in Antipolo City at around 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, the lone casualty reported in Rizal province amid incessant rain brought on by Typhoon “Butchoy,” said Vicente Tomazar, director of the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council in the Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon).

In Rodriguez town, some 100 families from Barangay Burgos fled their homes early yesterday amid reports that the water level at the San Mateo River was rising and could inundate their community. Most of them live along the banks of the river. Tonette Orejas, Carmela Reyes-Estrope and Armand Galang, Inquirer Central Luzon; Vincent Cabreza, Inquirer Northern Luzon; and Maricar P. Cinco, Inquirer Southern Luzon

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/214897/floods-hit-bulacan-pampanga-no-...

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Malabon residents seek high ground as dike gives way

Floodwaters in several barangays in Malabon City rose to high levels because of heavy rain, prompting the city government to evacuate residents on Monday.

Bong Padua, chief public information officer, told the Inquirer that 19 families living along the riverbanks in Barangay Tinajeros had to be relocated to the barangay hall.

The flooding was compounded when water overflowed from a dike near Tullahan River.

Parts of it were destroyed by the heavy rains overnight and the high tide, Padua said.

Catch basin

The dike serves as a catch basin for water coming from Quezon City, Valenzuela City and Bulacan province, among others.

To prevent the water from spilling into the residential areas, the City Engineering Office deployed teams to sandbag the destroyed portions of the dike.

In Barangay Potrero, eight families had to be moved to Malabon Elementary School after floodwaters reached from 14 to 30 inches.

The City Social Welfare Development Office would shoulder the evacuees’ food, he said.

Although the street was accessible to bigger vehicles such as cars and buses as of 11 a.m., the floodwaters caused heavy traffic in the area.

The Inquirer spotted a roving truck with “Libreng Sakay” and NPD (Northern Police District) on its side.

The truck, as of 11 a.m., however, was empty.

Stranded commuters

Padua said the vehicle carried stranded commuters around

7 a.m.

In Barangays Tanong, Santulan, Baritan and Concepcion, water levels rose from 8 to 30 inches, according to a report by the City Disaster Risk Reduction Office submitted to Acting Mayor Antolin Oreta III.

Classes were suspended for the whole day in 42 private elementary schools, 28 public elementary schools and nine public high schools in the city, according to Padua.

The City of Malabon University in Barangay Longos and the City of Malabon Polytechnic Institute in Barangay Concepcion also announced a suspension of classes for the entire day.

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/214933/malabon-residents-seek-high-gro...

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Floods disrupt classes; new LPA spotted0

Manila, Philippines - Severe flooding caused by heavy rains that pounded Luzon late Sunday until early yesterday caused several cities and municipalities in Metro Manila and Central Luzon to suspend classes in pre-school, elementary and high school.

This developed as the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) yesterday said that typhoon “Butchoy” (international name Guchol) has moved further away from the country as another tropical storm is expected to enter the country tonight.

The cities of Malabon and Navotas in Metro Manila, and Olongapo City in Zambales were among the local government units (LGUs) that declared class suspension in all levels as a result of floods and rising water in their rivers up until morning.

Education Secretary Armin Luistro praised the LGUs for stepping up and assuming the responsibility given them by Malacañang to decide on class suspension in times of bad weather and floods.

Malacañang said the declaration of suspension of classes mainly relied on the situation in specific areas and on the discretion of concerned local government executives.

Under Executive Order 66 issued by President Aquino last month that implemented localized class suspension, LGUs have been given the responsibility to declare class suspensions in their respective jurisdictions during times of heavy rain and flood.

Malabon and Navotas suspended classes from kindergarten to college due to flash floods that were compounded by the 1.6-meter high tide.

Bong Padua, Malabon City public information office chief, said that although the weather improved in the afternoon, the city government decided to postpone whole day classes in “all levels” because of the high tide at 10 a.m.

He said that although the city’s 26 pumping stations helped in minimizing the effects of the floodwater, they wanted to protect students from possible harm.

Navotas Mayor John Rey Tiangco also suspended classes in all levels as they too were affected by flash flood and high tide.

The city has 26 working pumping stations but they were not enough to control the rising seawater.

Jane Banayad, Navotas public information officer, said that apart from the pumping stations, the city is also protected from an overflowing Tullahan River by at least 10 feet high river wall.

According to the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA), there was flooding in Barangay Catmon, Letre Road, Barangay Longos and General Luna in Malabon; Naval, the City Hall area and the North Bay Boulevard area in Navotas.

Except for the two cities, Metro Manila was practically spared from the flooding although the San Juan River overflowed and the Talayan area in Quezon City was knee-deep in water.

In Caloocan and Valenzuela, only a few schools suspended classes as both cities were not badly affected by the flash flood.

Classes in elementary and high school in Marikina were also suspended as the Montalban River rose to 23.6 meters in the morning, close to its critical level of 24 meters, although no flooding was monitored in major streets of the city.

Dam monitoring

In Bulacan, the reservoir of the Ipo dam released excess water after the spilling level of 100.1 meters was breached. Local officials announced that the auxiliary Bustos rubber dam has also opened two spill gates and released 48 cubic centimeters per second of water.

The water elevation at Angat dam was 189.04 meters, way below its spilling level of 212 meters.

Classes in elementary and high school in the towns of Doña Remedios Trinidad, Norzagaray and the coastal town of Obando were suspended.

In Guagua, Pampanga, classes in elementary and high school were suspended and local officials issued related warnings in low-lying areas.

At least 13 people have remained missing in the coastal area of Sarangani province.

The Philippine Army rescued 368 people from the flash floods in the town of Glan, while those who went missing were fishermen from the town of Maasim.

The municipality of Glan has been placed under a state of calamity.

Another tropical storm threatens the country

Meanwhile, PAGASA administrator Nathaniel Servando said tropical storm with international name “Talim” was forecast to enter the Philippine territory tonight or early tomorrow.

It will be named “Carina” once inside the country’s area of responsibility.

“It (Talim) will enter PAR (Philippine area of responsibility) on Tuesday night or Wednesday morning. It will not directly affect most parts of the country except for Batanes,” Servando told The STAR.

Servando said Talim would enhance the southwest monsoon and bring rains over Northern Luzon and the western section of Central Luzon.

Butchoy, on the other hand, would continue to boost the southwest monsoon that will dump heavy rains over Luzon, particularly the western section and Visayas in the next few days, which may trigger flash floods and landslides.

Butchoy did not directly hit the country but brought heavy rains, triggering floods in some parts Luzon and Visayas.

As of 4 p.m. yesterday, the eye of Butchoy was spotted at 700 km northeast of Basco, Batanes with maximum sustained winds of 150 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 185 kph.

The typhoon was moving north northeast at 30 kph.

As of 4 p.m. yesterday, the eye of Talim was located 800 km west of extreme Northern Luzon with maximum sustained winds of 75 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 90 kph. It was forecast to move northeast slowly.

PAGASA warned operators of fishing boats and other small sea vessels not to venture into the seas of Luzon and Visayas due to the big waves generated by Butchoy and the southwest monsoon.

Butchoy was predicted to be at 1,030 km northeast of Basco, Batanes or at 290 km east northeast of Okinawa, Japan this morning.

PAGASA said Talim was expected to pass through the western part of Batanes and Taiwan, and would not likely interact with Butchoy. – Helen Flores, Non Alquitran, Jerry Botial, Pete Laude, Mike Frialde, Dino Balabo, Ric Sapnu, Edith Regalado, Aurea Calica

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=818699&publicati...

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Floods destroy crops in Mindanao

MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) - Floods caused by rains dumped by typhoon Butchoy damaged P29.8 million ($703,759) worth of rice and corn crops in Mindanao, according to an initial report released by the agriculture department today.

The agriculture department said corn crops lost in North Cotabato were valued at P24.43 million. Rice crops that were destroyed were valued at P5.2 million.

A total of 945 hectares of corn areas and 647 hectares of rice areas were affected by the floods.

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=818816&publicati...

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India, Nepal & Bangladesh:

Flood toll rises to six in Assam - 2 women, 2 minors drown in submerged pond in Barpeta

Barpeta/Nalbari, June 18: The first wave of floods in the state claimed four more lives today, taking the death toll since yesterday to six.

Official sources said altogether 14 of the 27 districts of the state have been affected in the first wave.

Barpeta deputy commissioner Siddhartha Singh told The Telegraph that while four persons lost their lives at Bhella in the district this morning, the body of Jyoti Kalita, 13, a Class VI student, who was washed away by floodwaters, was recovered today.

Manisha Das, 9, died at Nagaon, 5km from Barpeta town, yesterday.

Officials said four members of a family, Rahima Begum, 25, her child, Madhan Begum, 5, Rita Begum, 20 and Halida Begum, 12, lost their lives when they accidentally fell into a deep pond submerged by floodwaters at Bhella.

“The victims were on their way to look up some of their flood-hit relatives at Bhella. They were walking on a narrow road along the pond, which was also submerged by floods. Eyewitnesses said Rahima Bugum, who was carrying Madhan in her lap, first fell into the pond. Seeing this, Rita and Halida tried to rescue them, but they, too, fell in,” the source said.

While Rahima and Madhan died on the spot, Rita and Halida were declared dead at Barpeta Medical College and Hospital.

Singh said the administration had decided to give Rs 5,000 as compensation to families of the flood victims. He said the administration was keeping a watch on the situation and making preparations to meet any eventuality in the days to come.

While more than one lakh people have already been affected by the floods in Barpeta district, most of the tributaries of the Brahmaputra such as Pahumara, Palla, Kaldia, Burhadiya and Tihu are showing a rising trend. The tributaries have breached embankments at several places and caused devastation in the district for the third consecutive day today.

Road communication in most of the areas of the district has been completely disrupted as most of the roads have either been submerged or washed away by floodwaters.

The Kaldiya, Tihu, Pahumara, Palla and Burhadiya rivers have eroded embankments at several places in the district.

However, the Brahmaputra and the Beki have not eroded or breached embankments at any place so far. But the Beki embankment at Narayanguri and the Brahmaputra embankment at Fulbari have become vulnerable because of heavy erosion.

The Sarthebari circle in Barpeta district is the worst affected.

Almost 100 villages under this circle have been submerged by the floodwaters and reports of inundation of new areas are pouring in.

Pisciculture in the district has suffered a major setback with more than 50 per cent of the fisheries being washed away.

Road communication between Howli and Barpeta and Bhabanipur and Barpeta has been disrupted since this morning as both these roads have been submerged by floodwater.

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120619/jsp/northeast/story_15626790....

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Rain triggers flash flood in Kurigram, Lalmonirhat

Torrential rain in the last three to four days has triggered flash flood in low-lying areas of seven upazilas in Kurigram and Lalmonirhat districts.

In Kurigram, over ten thousand people in eight unions under Phulbari, Ulipur and Sadar upazilas have been marooned due to heavy downpour which caused a sharp rise in the water level of Dharla River.

Erosion by the rain-fed river has also rendered at least 55 families homeless in Sadar upazila in the last four days, reports our correspondent.

The flood affected unions are Phulbari under Phubari upazila, Halokhana, Bhogdanga, Kurigram Poaurasabha, Mogalbasha, Panchgachi and Jatrapur under Sadar upazila and Begumganj under Ulipur upazila.

The floodwater has inundated the low-lying areas along the river, chairmen of union parishads said.

At least 15 families in Halokhana, 12 families in Bhogdanga, 15 families in Mogalbasha, five families in Pachgachi and eight families in Jatrapur unions under Sadar upazila have been rendered homeless due to the erosion by Dharla, they said.

The water has entered the grounds of Sharodobh Government Primary School and Sharodobh Registered Primary School under Halokhana union, Baraibari Dakhil Madrasah, Kaim Baraibari Registered Primary School and Nandadulaler Bhita Registered Primary School under Bhogdanga union in Sadar upazila, said locals.

According to our Lalmonirhat correspondent, torrential rain in the last three days and onrush of upstream waters of Teesta and Dharla caused floods in Sadar, Aditmari, Kaligonj and Hatibandha Upazilas.

At least 45 villages in the upazilas have been inundated by the floodwaters.

Although the water of Teesta was flowing below the danger-level, the water level of the river at Daliya point at Hatibandha upazila was increasing since yesterday noon, said Lalmonirhat WDB officials.

About two feet of water flooded most of the affected villages and many people have taken shelter on the embankments and government offices, they said.

http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=238912

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Seti flood displaces nine families

POKHARA: Police today evacuated nine families of Yamdi, Hemja VDC in Kaski after the Seti River breached its course this morning and water gushed into human settlements.

The floodwaters gushed into the village around 3:00am, injecting fears into the locals living along the Bhupi Sherchan Highway (Pokhara-Baglung).

Usha Lalchan (16) of Yamdi broke her leg as she fell off the rooftop while trying to escape after floodwaters gushed into the human settlement.

She is being treated at Manipal Hospital in Pokhara.

Families of Kabita Timilsina, Khambasingh Gurung, Harimaya Subedi, Parbati Bhandari, Laxmi Bahadur Lalchan, Khadga Bahadur Sunar, Dhan Bahadur Sarki, Hina Kumari Sarki and Parbati Chapai have been moved to safer places.

According to Kaski Chief District Officer Chetnath Bhattarai, work to divert the river was under way and that the flood was gradually receding.

Dozers had been deployed to change the river course and lessen the damage, informed Kaski Local Development Officer Ishwor Raj Paudel.

The highway and the human settlements will be swept away if a long-term solution to control the river is not sought immediately, warned Hemja VDC secretary Bharat Paudel.

A flash flood on the Seti River had swept away Kharapani of Sardikhola VDC and Machhapuchhre’s Sadal on May 5, killing 31 people.

As many as 25 people had gone missing.

http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Seti+flood+d...

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Barpeta flood scene grim

BARPETA, June 18 – The overall flood situation in Barpeta district remained grim for the fifth consecutive day today. Five persons lost their lives in the fury of flood in two separate incidents since yesterday afternoon at Dargahpur near Bhella about eight kilometres from here and Kawaimari 4 No Block under Sarthebari Police Station .With these the death toll in the present wave of flood rose to six in the district.

The first incident took place in Kawaimari 4 No Block yesterday afternoon. According to information provided by Satish Boro, president of Pub Paka Gaon Panchayat, Jyoti Kalita(13) son of Harkanta Kalita a resident of Kawaimari 4 No Block, went to feed fodder to the cattle on a plantain raft yesterday afternoon. But suddenly he lost balance and slipped from it. The strong current of the flood washed him away in no time.

In yet another incident at Dargahpur under Barpeta Police Station, Halida Begum, daughter of Halimuddin, Rejma Begum, wife of Makibul Ali, Rehena Begum, wife of Majmal Ali and her five-year-old daughter Mahmina, all residents of Dargahpur were going to the nearby Santipur village on foot. The road to Santipur was submerged by flood water . Suddenly they fell into a deep ditch in the middle of the road which was created by flood after this portion was washed away by the strong current, about which they were ignorant. All of them were washed away before they could take any safety measures to save themselves.

Villagers soon rescued them and sent them to the Fakharuddin Ali Ahmed Medical College and Hospital at Barpeta where the attending physicians declared them brought dead.

http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=jun1912/at08

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14 districts in Assam flood-hit

Over 2.44 lakh people have been affected by floods in 14 districts across Assam in the past few days, with the authorities shifting over 32,000 people to relief camps, official sources said here on Monday.

According to reports, one child drowned in Goreswar circle in Baska district adjoining the Bhutan border. While the first wave of floods affected nine districts in May, the situation in five other districts — Barpeta, Udalguri, Chirang, Darrang and Bongaigaon — has worsened in the past two days. The second wave of floods that began on June 13 has so far affected 71 villages in these five districts, the flood report issued by Assam State Disaster Management Authority said on Monday.

Barpeta district in lower Assam is the worst-hit, with over 98,000 people in 20 villages affected due to inundation caused by several rivers flowing down from Bhutan in the past five days. The report put the number of people affected in the adjoining Chirang district at over 27,600.

The report also said that the state had registered a 17 per cent increase in above-normal rainfall in the current month, with the floods affecting over 7,443 hectares of crop area till date. Floods have also caused extensive damage to embankments and other flood-control infrastructure in these districts, the report said.

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/14-districts-in-assam-floodhit/96...

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Indonesia:

Soak the Port of Tanjung Rob flood Gold

SEMARANG - AFP: Flood tides (rob) re-soak the area pantura. Besides soaking protocol neighborhoods and streets in the area pantura, rob also nearly drove the Golden Horn harbor, Semarang, Central Java.

Media Monitoring in pantura Indonesia, Tuesday (19/6), township residents, the way the protocol, and ports in several areas such pantura Pekalongan, Semarang, and Demak back high tides flooded with water levels 20-100 centimeters.

Even with the flood rob one meter height reaching almost menengtgelamkan harbor the Golden Horn, the city of Semarang. Besides the harbor pier merendaam to paralyze the loading and unloading of goods, rob also submerge most of the entrance to the port.

Loading and unloading activities west toward the ship stopped to remember the height of the water has reached the top of the truck wheels. As a result the vehicle to a cargo ship docked difficult.

Even the flow of passengers is also compromised, due to the entrance of the harbor along Jl Ronggowarsoto up to two kilometers are also damped.

"I had a lot of vehicles parked outside the harbor and walk away with the floods to escort relatives who will travel to Kumai, Kalimantan," said Harjanto, 29, a resident of Demak on Tuesday (19/6).

Flood tides, also soak some township residents in Semarang as Tambaklorok, Tawang Mas, Kebonharjo, Big Rice, Kauman, Mas, and Tanah streets protocols such as the Youth Road, Jl Imam Bonjol, Jl and Jl Ronggowarsito Citarum.

Besides soaking the third flood also rob Pekalongan with water levels reaching 50 centimeters.

Mayor Pekalongan Bashir Ahmad said to overcome rob has made various efforts. In addition to making five polders also be constructed breakwaters tempok the assistance of the central government.

"We just can aid the construction of breakwaters for Rp500 million. Budget to rob handling will also be launched again," he said.

Rob back in Demak also hit Bedono Village, District sayung with a height of 1.5 meters, resulting in villagers survive on stage houses, and even access to the village was done by making a bamboo bridge. (AS/OL-3)

http://www.mediaindonesia.com/read/2012/06/19/327189/289/101/Banjir...

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Hundreds of flood Soak Rob Houses in Karawang

Liputan6.com, Karachi: Hundreds of houses in the village of Cemarajaya, on the northern coast of Khanewal district, West Java, were flooded due to tides or rob, Tuesday (19/6) morning. "Around 500-600 houses in the village rob Cemarajaya submerged about 50 centimeters tall. Rob was going on since Monday afternoon until Tuesday morning," said the chief Cemarajaya, Youngliem, in Karachi.

He said that while hundreds of homes submerged rob them, people did not evacuate and opted to stay in their homes. According to him, residents opted to stay in their homes because of confused not knowing where to flee.

In fact, says Young, rob in a number of hamlets around the village Cemarajaya has occurred since last Sunday. But the worst happened on Monday afternoon until Tuesday morning, until the water is about 50 centimeters tall. "The data we'd rob the victim to convey to the District Government Karachi (Karachi Social Services). Starting Tuesday morning, rob citizens have started to decrease and even straighten their homes," he said. (Ant / ADO)