Flood water has inundated more than one thousand houses in three housing complexes in the Jatiasih sub-district in Bekasi, West Java, after heavy rain poured the area from Wednesday evening to Thursday morning. "The flood water submerged several residences in the Buana Jaya housing complex, the Graha Indah complex, and the Nasio complex," ANTARA quoted Chairman of Bekasi Disaster Mitigation Team (Tagana) Engkus Kustara as saying here on Thursday. According to him, the flood was caused by malfunction of water channels in the area that blocked water flow since Wednesday. "Heavy rain occurred since 16.00 to 19.00 pm on Wednesday and continued on 20.30 pm to Thursday morning," Engkus said. He admitted besides many properties cars, motorcycles and several electronic equipment have also been under water. Engkus said several people in the area had been surprised by the water level that reached 1.5 meters.
