Flash floods hit a football match in Indonesia, stopping play as players and spectators had to evacuate the field to escape to safety.<br /><br />Video filmed last Tuesday (November 20) at 5:30pm on the 'Gelora Puabu' football field at Sicincin Padangpariaman, West Sumatra province, shows the river around the soccer field suddenly overflowing and inundating the field.<br /><br />The field was evacuated as both players competing on the field and spectators ran away as it became apparent a flash flood was coming.<br /><br />This was very prescient of the soccer fans, as video footage also shows how the floods washed away plastic chairs and abandoned scooters. In just a few minutes, the field was completely submerged with water levels reaching up to 60 centimetres.<br /><br />A local official named Nurkhalis told the media, that residents around the field had been evacuated to safety, while the floodwaters receded early on Wednesday morning.<br /><br />According to Nurkhalis, this is the first time this has occurred here. The flooding was allegedly due to heavy rain upstream from a nearby river, as it was not raining during the soccer match when it happened.<br /><br />The field was previously hosting a match between Sijunjung vs Tanah Datar in the Provincial Sports Week (Porprov) West Sumatra XV tournament.<br /><br />Afrizal, a referee, said the match on the second round with score 2-2 stopped by referee. Several other matches including the following semi-final match were forced to be moved.
