Severe floods that hit North Kolaka, Southeast Sulawesi few days ago, still leaves sadness the families homes were damaged and washed away.

Severe floods that hit North Kolaka, Southeast Sulawesi few days ago, still leaves sadness the families homes were damaged and washed away.


Severe floods that hit North Kolaka, Southeast Sulawesi few days ago, still leaves sadness the families homes were damaged and washed away. Although there were no fatalities, but the disaster was caused homes and their property sold.

One seoang flood victims in the village of Woise, District waved Hasmawati relates that during a flood, the water level reached 4 meters and climb gradually. Therefore, the flooding caused by overflowing rivers in settlement houses and runs so fast. Residents did not have a chance to salvage their belongings.

"If the rain is heavy pack yesterday. We live right on the edge of the river, so it could save our possessions. I can only save my children. After that, I could not do much more because the water level keeps going. Firstly just water two feet, not long before the height to four meters, "said Hasmawati, Thursday (03/01/2013).

He also said that the incident happened so fast, thus making the residents panicked and could not save the property is in the village.

"If I were the neighbors about three houses, all washed away. Yet again at the top that. His house also swept away by floods that are very large," he added.

Based on the observation Kompas.com Woesi village of the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) North Kolaka not set up tents or shelters in the disaster area. Just look at the scene of debris scattered houses were swept away due to flooding. Location of houses were washed away was located very close to the river mouth.

Reported previously, floods hit North Kolaka a few days ago that washed 9 houses and submerged hundreds of houses in the village Woise, District waving. There were no fatalities in the disaster, but the material loss was estimated to hundreds of millions of dollars.