Kupang: Floods submerged hundreds of hectares of fields planted with paddy in Sabu Raijua Regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province following incessant and heavy rainfall accompanied by strong winds in the region from Saturday until Sunday.
"Extreme weather has caused hundreds of hectares of rice fields to flood," Sabu Raijua Regent Doris Rihi said on Monday.
Rains of high intensity caused the Lobopedana reservoir to overflow and inundate rice fields in West Sabu and East Sabu areas, he added.
The incessant downpour triggered flooding and strong winds damaged several homes and toppled trees, he informed.
The local authorities are in the process of collecting data on the material losses caused by the natural disaster.
"We are not sure how many people have been affected by this natural disaster because the BPBD (local disaster mitigation office) team is still conducting data collection on the damage," Rihi said.
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