Flood victims are not the only ones who have been forced to evacuate. Reporters from the Radar Madura daily newspaper, for instance, were forced to leave the city of Bangkalan, the home to the newspaper's office. "If it is safe, I will return," said M. Muslim, a reporter for Radar Madura who fled to Surabaya.

It was a mob that caused the evacuation, not flooding. On Wednesday two weeks ago, 200 people entered the office and ran a