Bandung, W Java (ANTARA News) - At least 105 houses in Kamasan village, Banjaran suburb, Bandung district, were submerged by four-meter-high flood waters on Thursday.

As a result, the families whose houses were inundated escaped to the roof to save their lives amid the absence of electricity.

The floods submerged the village after torrential rains showered the West Java regency of Bandung areas for hours on Thursday.

The flood waters came from the overflow of Cisangkuy River, said Endang, a local resident.

He said members of one family who attempted to save their lives by climbing their house`s roof were carried by strong currents.

The flood waters had also paralyzed traffics on the roads linking Banjaran to Soreang because a lot of cars were stuck.

The torrential rains in Bandung had so far claimed to lives this week. They were identified as Asep Jaja and Sugiri DH Mahari.

The 11-year-old Asep was killed by the debris of his ruined house last Monday.

The house, located on the Cikapundung river bank, collapsed by the strong current. The debris hit him, witnesses said.

In the accident, two other people inside the damaged house, Asep Rohmat and David, got injured. They had been admitted to Hasan Rasidin hospital for medical treatment.

On the same day, a 65-year-old resident of Mengger village in Bandung Kidul sub district, Bandung city, went missing after he slipped into the Cikapundung river.

Sugiri DH Mahari slipped into the river and was carried away by the strong current after the garage where he was cleaning his car suddenly collapsed during a heavy downpour.

The debris of the ruined garage fell into the river along with Sugiri, a local police officer said.

The floods also inundated some parts of Indonesian capital city of Jakarta.

On Thursday, as a result of heavy rains, several main roads of the densely-populated city were jammed.(*)

Editor: B Kunto Wibisono
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