<p>Eleven people have been killed and thousands forced from their homes this week by flooding on Indonesia's main island of Java, an official said on Friday.</p><p>Java's longest river burst its banks several days ago after heavy rains and flooded nearly 23,000 houses in Central and East Java provinces, said national disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho.</p><p>Most of those killed were "swept away by floodwater," he said. Many whose homes were flooded fled to relatives' houses or sheltered in government buildings.</p><p>But the flooding had now eased in many areas and people were returning home, he added.</p><p><a href="http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/11-people-dead-after-floods-hit-java/585370">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/774592.shtml">11 killed by floods in Java, Indonesia</a> (Global Times)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=drsUTCBzLx0BmxMlrK3FNpgxWs-LM&ned=us">2 additional articles.</a></p>