JAKARTA, June 4 (Xinhua) -- Flood hit Central Sulawesi province in Indonesia, leaving one person dead and three others missing, a senior official of the disaster agency said here Sunday.
Heavy downpours triggered the overflow of two rivers in Tolitoli district and submerged surrounding areas, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman of the national disaster management agency told Xinhua in a text message.
The current swept 15 houses and destroyed one bridge, cutting links with nearby provinces, Sutopo added.
Thousands of houses were inundated by the waters, but so far no evacuation was triggered, he added.
Local communities were warned to be alert on further risks of flood and landslides as the meteorology and geophysics agency has issued a warning of potential heavier rains in coming days, Sutopo said.
