Indonesia - Jatisura levees burst, hundreds of hectares of rice fields submerged
Head of Logistics BPBDs Indramayu, Sapta Aji said, embankments eroded before it finally collapsed. "This is due to the high rainfall so that the flow of the river is very swift and abundant" he said.
As a result of the dike collapse, said Sapta Aji, hundreds of hectares of rice fields submerged in water. Among these 200 hectares of paddy fields in the village of Jambak and 10 hectares in the village Jatisura.
"The dike with a length of 20 meters, a width of 3 meters and a depth of 8 meters" he concluded.
This is the second in Indramayu levees that were breached in the past week. On Sunday, February 7th last, Waledan dike in the village Waledan, District Cantigi, also collapsed. Impact, hundreds of homes submerged.
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