Akhir 08, 1432 / March 13, 2011, SPA -- Twelve people have been killed in floods and landslides that occurred in Pidie, Aceh, in the past few days. "Twelve people have been killed and four others were reported missing," head of data and information and public relations of the National Agency for Disaster Management (BNPB), Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, told ANTARA when contacted from Jakarta to confirm the incident. The floods and landslides happened following incessant rains since Thursday (March 10) that forced more than 7,000 people in the district to seek refuge in safer places. District head Mirza Ismail said on Saturday he was still recording the evacuees. He said 47 houses have been destroyed and hundred others have been damaged. Some bridges, two schools and two mosques have also been damaged. "Six kilometers of road have also been damaged and 50 hectares of rice fields inundated," he said. He said the regional BNPB chapter had sent a team to assess the damaged infrastructure and extend aid.
