Bengawan River

The flood disaster that was triggered the overflowing of Solo River water shifting to the east. After isolating the area of the upstream, the Sragen City and some Solo, from yesterday (1/1) overflowing of the longest river in the Javanese Island menyasar to east territory cities like Pati, Kudus, Demak, and Blora in Central Java.

The attraction of gravitation also caused Solo River water to overflow and attack the settlement of the inhabitants in East Java. For example, Madiun, Ngawi, Bojonegoro, and Gresik. The Solo radar (Javanese Pos Group) reported, after flooded since Saturday morning (31/1), yesterday the flood in the Sragen territory and Solo began to subside.

The condition was made use of by some residents to return to the house to very clean. Nevertheless, the evacuation point in the Jenar Subdistrict and the Tangkil Village, Kecamatan Sragen Kota, still was filled up by the resident.

Till yesterday, the flood resulting from the overflowing of the Solo River was not yet as serious last year. At the end 2007 and early 2008, the flood from the Solo River resulted in the deadly disaster in 12 regencies that was passed through. Casualties died in Central Java and East Java was recorded by 102 people. Tens of thousands of residents must also lose the residence.

If the resident Sragen that flees currently began to be preparing came home, the suffering resulting from the flood precisely began to be felt by the Blora inhabitants beside the Solo River. In the territory that shared a border with Tuban and Bojonegoro, the Solo River passed three subdistricts, that is Kradenan, Kedungtuban, and Cepu. Through to last night, 14 villages remained the overflowing of the Solo River.

n the East Java territory, the overflowing of the Solo River began to be felt by the inhabitants of the Ngawi City. The flood did not only come from the overflowing of the Solo River, but also the overflow of Madiun River water. From Sunday (1/2) at dawn, the flood entered the Mulyorejo territory, Kelurahan Karang Tengah, Kecamatan Ngawi, and the Baru Village territory, Kelurahan Ketanggi, Kecamatan Ngawi.

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