Hundreds Of Houses In Karawang Were Submerged By Floods Due To High Rainfall In Last Few Days

JAKARTA - Hundreds of houses in Karangligar Village, Telukjambe Barat District, Karawang Regency, West Java, were flooded due to high rainfall over the past few days.

"Officers have gone to the location to help evacuate the affected residents," said Karawang Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Chief Executive Yasin Nasrudin when contacted in Karawang, reported by Antara, Sunday, December 12.

According to BPBD Karawang data, the flooding in Karangligar Village, Telukjambe Barat District, and its surroundings has been happening since Saturday, December 11.

Floods occurred due to high rainfall which eventually caused the Citarum River water in the area to overflow.

A total of 236 housing units inhabited by 829 people in several hamlets of Karangligar Village were flooded.

The water level of the flood location varies, ranging from as high as 30 centimeters to 150 centimeters.

Yasin said that in addition to submerging residents' houses, the flood also submerged a number of public facilities, educational facilities, and religious facilities in Karangligar Village, Karawang.

He said that his party appealed to residents to be more alert to the possibility of flooding at other points in Karawang Regency.