JAKARTA, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- One person was killed with a number of facilities damaged as flooding struck West Java province of western Indonesia on Monday, official of disaster agency said.
Heavy downpours triggered waters at a dam and a river overflowed that submerged the provincial capital and several other towns by up to 1 meter, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman of national disaster management agency told Xinhua via phone.
Soldiers, policemen and the officials from local disasters agency as well as volunteers are carrying out evacuation and other emergency relief efforts, said Sutopo.
The assessment on impact of the natural disaster is being conducted, he added.
Indonesia is frequently hit by flooding during heavy rains.
