Floods triggered by days of torrential rain swamped thousands of houses in ten sub-

districts of the city of Gorontalo on Tuesday, forcing thousands of people to evacuate.

An official at the flood mitigation post said that as of Tuesday morning, around 2,015
people had been evacuated to safer locations.
The official said that starting at 2 a.m. on Tuesday, flood waters had swept through ten
sub-districts, namely Heledulaa Selatan, Moodu, Heledulaa Utara, Bugis, Ipilo, Tenda,
Padebuolo, Biawu, Dembe II, and Tenilo. He added that the local government had distributed
100 boxes of instant noodles and three tons of rice to displaced people at refugee shelters.
Rescue workers, assisted by police, military personnel and volunteers, joined together
to evacuate the flood victims from their homes to at least 10 temporary shelters across
Gorontalo city.
Mimi, one of the refugees, said she was reluctant to evacuate but the water in her
house kept rising. On Tuesday morning it reached 50 centimeters and forced her to flee.
As black clouds remained drifting lazily overhead on Tuesday, local Meteorology and
Geophysics Agency reported that heavy rain would continue to occur throughout Gorontalo
over the next two days.

Source: Floods in Gorontalo (Antara)