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TEMPO Interactive, Padang - Heavy rains are flushed from Tuesday (16 / 3) afternoon causing the river flow struck two bridges in Nagari Janiah River, Mount Talang District, Solok regency, West Sumatra, at 18:00 pm. As a result of the collapse of two bridges, with 1,500 inhabitants in Nagari Sungai Janiah isolated.

Coordinator of the Secretariat of the Coordinating Unit for Disaster Management Executive Government of West Sumatra province said Ade Edward, 1500 residents in a safe condition and no casualties. Flooding from overflowing rivers also washed away the homes of eight people, located on the riverbank.

"We've secured the people, citizens residing in regions at risk of flooding and landslides have dievakusi to safer places like mosques and schools safe. Keep heavy equipment and emergency bridge that will arrive tomorrow morning. The river current was swift, power out "said Ade Edward Yang was at the disaster site by telephone.

Flooding from the river carrying the stone material, soil avalanches, and the wood comes from Ampuan stem the flow of the river from the slopes of Mount Talang. Mount Talang observation officer Dalipa Marjusi said material from the flood of cold lava from the eruption of Mount Talang rest of the mountain in 2005.

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