▁sur ge ▁of ▁water ▁and ▁de br is ▁several ▁metres ▁high ▁was ▁sent ▁into ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Cir ende u , ▁was hing ▁away ▁cars , ▁houses ▁and ▁a ▁brick - built ▁bridge . ▁The ▁flo od ▁hit ▁while ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁was ▁as leep ▁and ▁left ▁standing ▁water ▁up ▁to ▁ ▁deep . ▁Many ▁people ▁were ▁tra pped ▁in ▁the ▁town , ▁many ▁town spe ople ▁took ▁to ▁their ▁ro o ft ops ▁to ▁avoid ▁the ▁flo od w aters . ▁The ▁flo od ▁killed ▁ 9 8 ▁people , ▁and ▁ 5 ▁more ▁were ▁un account ed ▁for . ▁The ▁waters ▁also ▁in und ated ▁around ▁ 4 0 0 ▁homes ▁of ▁which ▁ 2 5 0 ▁were ▁dam aged ▁or ▁destroyed , ▁disp la cing ▁ 1 7 1 ▁people . ▁The ▁flo od ▁sub mer ged ▁five ▁power ▁terminal s ▁cutting ▁drink ing ▁water ▁supplies ▁to ▁the ▁nearby ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Leb ak ▁Bul us . ▁ ▁The ▁government ▁of ▁Indones ia ▁ev acu ated ▁people ▁to ▁higher ▁ground ▁at ▁a ▁nearby ▁university ▁campus . ▁Tro ops ▁of ▁the ▁Indones ian ▁Army ▁were ▁brought ▁in ▁to ▁rescue ▁surv iv ors ▁and ▁to ▁move ▁bodies ▁to ▁a ▁nearby ▁makes h ift ▁m org ue . ▁The ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁dis aster ▁was ▁visited ▁by ▁President ▁Sus ilo ▁B amb ang ▁Y ud ho y ono , ▁Vice - Pres ident ▁Y us uf ▁Kal la ▁and ▁W elf are ▁Minister ▁Ab ur iz al ▁Bak rie ; ▁and ▁the