Ambon: At least 783 households were affected by floods and landslides triggered by heavy rain in Ambon, Maluku province, on Friday, the Ambon Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) informed.
Heavy rains pounded the area for more than 12 hours from Friday morning and continued until the evening.
“The Ambon city disaster mitigation operations control center continues to collect data on disaster points due to high rainfall,” secretary of Ambon BPBD, Eva Tuhumury, said .
According to the Ambon BPBD’s records, floods, landslides, and fallen trees were reported in four sub-districts of Ambon.
There were at least seven flood points, 13 landslides, and two points where trees were toppled by rain.
The number of flood-affected families touched 770, with 13 families affected by landslides and around 715 homes inundated by floodwaters.
The 13 landslides were reported from two sub-districts: in front of a mosque in Sirimau in Batu Merah Village, as well as Baguala.
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