At least eight people have been killed and thousands forced to evacuate after heavy rain triggered flash floods and landslides in Indonesia.

This video shows the devastation in Makassar City as flood inundated the area and several other regencies in South Sulawesi province. Parts of Makassar City were flooded following incessant heavy rain that fell from Monday evening until Tuesday noon. Floodwaters reached the height of up to 1.5 meters in several districts.

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

This video show devastated in Makassar City as flood inundated the area and several other regencies in South Sulawesi Province. Parts of Makassar City were flooded following incessant heavy rain that fell from Monday evening until Tuesday noon. Floodwaters reached the height of up to 1.5 meters in several districts.

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, lightning, thunder, and strong wind, he remarked.