Return Code river overflowed, Residents Evacuated

Code river that crosses the city of Yogyakarta tonightagain overflowed. As a result a number of houses along the banks of the river flooded and residents evacuated.

Code river overflow due to heavy rain which flushedthe area northof Yogyakarta , especially in the area of ​​the slopes of Merapi from17:00 to 18:00 o'clock pm . While in the city of Yogyakarta, heavy rain accompanied by strong winds just happened around 19:00pm.

Some rivers that disgorge at Merapi like Kali Boyong which isupstream of the Code river, Kali Kuning, Opak and Gandol alsooverflowed. Floods in the Code are mostly mud and sand brown.

While at Opak and Gendol in the region Cangkringan District,Sleman Ngemplak flooding that occurred in addition to bringing the material in the form of sand and rocks of Merapi is alsoaccompanied by the stinging smell of sulfur.

AFP monitoring, along the banks of the Code River inundatedhundreds of houses with a height of between 20-100 meters in the villages of Gondolayu and Jogoyudan, District Jetis, Terbanvillage, District Gondokusuman, Kampung Tukangan, GemblakanDanurejan District, Kampong Jagalan, District Pakualaman.

During a flood in mutual help citizens evacuate to safety. Residentsalso raised levee with sandbags along the river bank. Beingsubmerged homes, possessions and valuables are secured first.

"Residents have been evacuated in the points safe. We also haveprepared all the equipment if the water continues to rise," Nonosaid one volunteer citizens in the District Bridge DanurejanCashew Jl Mas Mas Suharto, Yogyakarta.

Today it continues to conduct monitoring of the bridge andcontinue to communicate with the observers in the northern region."At this time the rain had started to subside and the water levelsalso are declining," he said.