REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, KARAWANG -- Fifteen villages in three sub-districts in Karawang District, West Java Province, have been affected by severe dry season leading to water shortage. The villages had experienced dry spell since late July 2018, Supriatna, spokesman of the local natural disaster mitigation office, said here on Thursday.

The three affected sub-districts are Pangkalan, Tegalwaru, and Ciampel. In Tegalwaru, prolonged drought has hit Kutalanggeung, Cintalanggeng, Cintalaksana, Cintawargi, Wargasetra, Cigunungsari, and Cipurwasari villages.

Among villages in Pangkalan being affected by the extreme weather are Jatilaksana, Mulangsari, Tamansari, Tamanmekar, Cintaasih, Kertasari, and Ciptasari. Only Parungmulya village in Ciampel has experienced drought.

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A total of 7,615 families, comprising 20,698 people, have felt the impacts of the drought.

"We and other parties have supplied clean water to the drought-hit villages," he noted.

During the period from July 30 to Oct 8, the Karawang disaster mitigation office had distributed clean waters 37 times.

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