Flash floods, triggered by heavy rains and strong winds that hit several areas of Sumba Tengah District in East Nusa Tenggara on Monday, affected 129 .
An Indonesian village was inundated by crimson-coloured water after flooding hit a fabric dyeing centre in central Java, sparking a social media frenzy.
Residents of Jenggot, near the town of Pekalongan, were seen wading through blood-red water on Saturday and many shared images of the rare phenomenon online.
Officials later confirmed the unique colour came from harmless fabric dye used by several batik factories in the area.
Pekalongan itself is well known for its batik textiles industry, with many cottage industries flourishing across the town.
“They did not dump the dye on purpose, but several home industries were flooded and the dye packages were carried away by the water”, local disaster agency official Dimas Arga Yudha said Sunday, adding that the batik dye was not toxic or dangerous.
Local officials deployed pumps to drain the flooded area it was cleared in less than an hour
Published on: Monday, February 08, 2021
By: Agencies
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Residents wade through floodwaters dyed red from the waste of a batik factory in Pekalongan, central Java.
PEKALONGAN: An Indonesian village was inundated by crimson-coloured water after flooding hit a fabric dyeing centre in central Java, sparking a social media frenzy.
Residents of Jenggot, near the town of Pekalongan, were seen wading through blood-red water on Saturday and many shared images of the rare phenomenon online.
Officials later confirmed the unique colour came from harmless fabric dye used by several batik factories in the area.
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Pekalongan itself is well known for its batik textiles industry, with many cottage industries flourishing across the town.
The Indonesian Government claimed that flash floods that inundated Semarang city's Kota Lama (Old Town) neighborhood and several other areas on Saturday .