At least eight people have died after torrential rainfall overwhelmed a central Indonesian dam on Tuesday, prompting officials to open floodgates that released a deluge of water on Makassar.

This clip shows a house floating down a raging river in Makassar City on Tuesday.

A house is washed away and floating on the river as the flood strike Makassar and five other regencies in South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. Parts of Makassar City were flooded following incessant heavy rain that fell from Monday evening until Tuesday noon. Floodwaters reached height of up to 1.5 meters in several district.

Currently, Indonesia is experiencing the peak of the rainy season, so the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has warned of possible hydrometeorological disasters.

The agency called on the people to remain vigilant, as Indonesia was currently experiencing the peak of the rainy season, Mulyono Rahadi Prabowo, the BMKG`s deputy in charge of meteorology, noted in a statement, on January 17, 2019.

The condition in the Indian Ocean and the direction of wind indicated possible heavy rains, lightening, thunder, and strong wind, he remarked.