Antara News, Sun, April 3 2011
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Langkat, N Sumatra (ANTARA News) - A river bank in Padang Tualang sub-district, Langkat regency, North Sumatra, collapsed causing inundation of hundreds of houses and hundreds of others facing potential flooding.
"The dike in Cucukan river, Tanjung Putus village, Padang Tualang sub-district, collapsed last night," Erdiyanto, Tanjung Putus village head said Sunday.
He said the damage on the river dike became worse in the morning hours due to the strong Cucukan river flow as the result of constant hard rain in the last couple of days.
Cucukan is an estuary of Batang Serangan, having its upper reaches in the Gunung Lauser National Park, he said.
Erdiyanto also said that hundreds of houses of villagers had been inundated, so were many of their farmland and plantations.
Editor: Jafar M Sidik
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