The flooding inundated some main roads and housing complexes. As a result of the 40-centimeter-high flood, the traffic flow was disrupted.
Among the roads badly affected by the flood waters were Wahid Hasyim, A.W. Sjahranie and PM Noor roads.
"I must make a long detour to avoid the flooded parts of the city," said a motorist named Rudi.
The flood also forced some residents whose houses were submerged to move their valuable belongings and furniture to higher places.
The flash flood have also happened in other parts of Indonesia over the past few months.
The most deadly flash flood 0occurred in Wasior town, West Papua province, on October 3 and 4, killing at least 150 people.
Jakarta's greater areas had also been hit by heavy rains and strong winds in October, bringing flash floods to some parts of the capital city.
As a result, train services and the flow of vehicles were disrupted. Several hundreds of houses along the river bank of Buhu and Labanu villages, Tribawa sub-district, Gorontalo district in the northern arms of Sulawesi Island, were also inundated in October.
Two of the submerged houses were swept away by the strong currents of the overflowing river, a local resident named Husin, said.
On Tuesday, at least 200 families in Buol district, Central Sulawesi, also suffered from flash floods as a result of the overflows of Guamonial River.
A resident named Ricky Muda, 38, told ANTARA that the flood-hit houses were located in Unone, Biau, Bungkudu, Pomayagon, Wakat and Guamonial villages.
Those villages belonged to the sub-districts of Momunu and Bukal. "The flash floods do not only submerged houses but also houses of worship, village halls, and schools," he said.
The one-meter high flooding was caused by the overflow of Guamonial River following high rainfalls over the past three days, he said.
Besides inundating houses and buildings, the flash floods also damaged a few hundred hectares of paddy fields and disrupted local water resources, Ricky Muda said.
Editor : Iskandar Zulkarnaen
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