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Article: FLOOD WATERS IN TUBAN AND LAMONGAN RISING.
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- ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia)
- Article date:
- March 13, 2008
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Tuban, E Java, Mar 13 (ANTARA): The flood waters caused by the overflowing of the Bengawan Solo river in Tuban and Lamongan districts, East Java province, since Tuesday have been rising. However, the inundation in Bojonegoro district has started to subside.The Lamongan district administration reported the flood waters at Babat and Laren have reached a height of 7.72 m and 5.39 m.The floods also inundated the premises of the Tuban Langitan Widang Islamic Boarding School (Ponpes)."Therefore, we have built 2 -5 m of dikes at three significant areas in the premises," a staff member of the Langitan Widan Ponpes, Murtadji said.Murtadji said the flood waters ...