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9747
Wed, 06/11/2008 - 00:26
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GROWING TOLITOLI FLOODS FORCE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO REACH HIGHER GROUNDS
Tolitoli, June 10 (ANTARA) - The floods inundating the town of Tolitoli in Central Sulawesi Tuesday night is growing higher, following incessant heavy rains since the afternoon.
And many streets in the city have turned into rivers and the flood waters continued to spread now covering two thirds of the city forcing residents to move to higher grounds.
The flood waters are also growing higher because the river running through the city had overflowed.
According to several residents, some of the areas most seriously inundated include the Perumnas housing complex, Bumi Harapan market, the Baolan subdistrict head's office, the Mokopido hospital, Madako University, and Buol village in Panasakan, and many homes in Tuweley village.