Now Indonesia's South Sulawesi hit by floods, at least one dead

A motorcyclist driving through a flooded road in Makassar, South Sulawesi. Heavy rain over the weekend has caused flooding in four regencies and one municipality in South Sulawesi, with at least one fatality. - Jakarta Post/ANN

JAKARTA: Heavy rain over the weekend has caused flooding in four regencies and one municipality in South Sulawesi, with at least one fatality. The disaster comes less than two weeks after the widespread flooding that hit Greater Jakarta and Banten on New Year's Day.

The five affected regions are Parepare city and the regencies of Barru, Soppeng, Pinrang, and Sidenreng Rappang.