Major floods have hit parts of Padang City, West Sumatra, Indonesia since early Friday morning. it is estimated that there are thousands of houses that were flooded with some flooded up to a depth of one to one and a half meters, according to local reports.

Footage shows one vulnerable senior citizen being rescued and carried out on a bed.

Major floods hit parts of Padang City, West Sumatra, since early Friday morning. it is estimated that there are thousands of houses that were flooded with a depth of one to one and a half meters.

As a result of the heavy rains that have fallen since Thursday evening, apart from residents' houses, the floods have also submerged the main roads of Padang City. So that it makes many two-wheeled and four-wheeled vehicles break down.

From an amateur video of residents evacuating a flood victim, an elderly person in Batuang Taba Village, Lubuk Begalung District, Padang. This elderly resident had to be evacuated because his house was flooded.

Meanwhile, in other flood locations, namely Sawahan Village, Padang Timur District, a number of officers continued to evacuate residents who were starting to worry because the flood waters had been rising since Friday morning.

In the Alai sub-district, Parak Kopi, Padang Timur sub-district, flood waters entered residents' homes and soaked all their furniture, electronic devices and motorbikes. Residents hope officers immediately evacuate them.

Meanwhile, on the main roads of the city of Padang, such as Jalan Sudirman, Jalan Khatib Sulaiman and Jalan Proklamasi. Flood water inundated the road up to a height of 60 centimeters. Many vehicles get stuck and break down in the middle of the road

the flood early Friday this morning was triggered by very heavy rains, as a result of which a number of districts were flooded. including East Padang, West Padang, North Padang, South Padang, Lubuk Begalung and Nanggalo sub-districts, with the number of affected houses reaching thousands of houses.

Flood Victim Ahmad said that his house had entered water since 00:00.Wib. As a result of heavy rains that hit the city of Padang from Thursday night to Friday, early morning.

"Currently the water in our water is as high as 80 cm. At this time, many residents are trapped in their homes. We have asked for help from the Padang City BPBD Team to carry out an evacuation," he said.