JAKARTA: Floods have inundated 15,439 houses and affected 25,443 people in 13 sub-districts of Katingan district in Indonesia's Central Kalimantan province, the country's National Disaster Management Agency said on Wednesday.

According to international news reports, The floods that hit an area of 794,100 hectares also submerged 78 schools, 36 medical facilities, 40 office buildings and 67 houses of worship. The authorities have set up evacuation posts that currently accommodate 112 evacuees, and distributed foods, mats and blankets, but deliveries of the relief aids are hampered by flooded roads.

Accu Weather forecasters have been monitoring this part of the Atlantic basin since late August for this particular system. Due to Mindy's proximity to land, damaging winds are not expected to be a substantial threat. The storm has been rated as a less than one on the AccuWeather Real Impact Scale for Hurricanes. Although wind shear limited development earlier in the week, the warm waters below the system contributed to its development.

Less than five hours after taking shape over the Gulf of Mexico, Tropical Storm Mindy made landfall along the Florida Panhandle in almost the same exact spot that Tropical Storm Fred hit less than one month ago.

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