Drought leaves over 100,000 without water in Indonesian regency


Tulungagung Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) personnel deliver clean water to residents of the East Java regency on Monday.- Antara

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): With 15 of 18 districts in Yogyakarta’s Gunungkidul regency hit by drought, authorities estimate that more than 120,000 residents will experience a shortage of water.

“We have received requests for clean water supplies from 11 affected districts, ” Gunungkidul Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) acting head Edy Basuki said on Tuesday (Sept 1), as quoted by tempo.co.

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