The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Tue, 10/13/2009 8:03 PM
More than 250 of 500 water reservoirs in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) have run dry due to the prolonged dry season, prompting a water crisis in some areas of the province.
Temperatures in the province have reached 36 degrees Celsius.
“More than 250 reservoirs have no more water, forcing people to seek water several kilometers away from home,” Manu Dima, head of the provincial water and irrigation agency, said Tuesday.
NTT agriculture agency head Petrus Muga said the dry spell had hit the northern part of Flores Island, Lembata, West Manggarai, Alor and West Timor.
“The drought will threaten other areas such as the north coast of West Sumba and Southwest Sumba,” he said.
Purwanto, head of the Lasiana weather station in Kupang, said the dry spell and high temperatures were the result of a seasonal weather phenomenon.
“The rainy season will shift from November to December,” he added.
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