Heavy Rain Hits Garut, One Resident's House Collapses

GARUT - The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) said heavy rains that fell in the Garut Regency caused one resident's house in Bungbulang District to collapse. However, there were no casualties in the incident.

"The rain intensity is quite high, thank God there were no victims," said Head of the Garut Regency BPBD Satria Budi in Garut, Monday, March 28, quoted from Antara.

He said that heavy rains that flushed parts of Garut caused the houses of residents of Kampung Tegal Astana, Margalaksana Village, Bungbulang District to collapse, Sunday, March 28 night.

The house belonging to Ukim Sukirman (47) collapsed, when his neighbors noticed the sound of the building collapsing quite loudly during heavy rains.

At the time of the incident, he said, no one was in the house. The owner used to use the place for his sewing business during the day. "The house is empty, usually the house is used for sewing," he said.

He appealed to the public to always be aware of the various threats of natural disasters during the rainy season.

Satria asked residents to immediately report to the officers in the event of a disaster so that it can be handled as soon as possible. "We urge the public to always be alert and alert during the rainy season, because Garut is prone to disasters," he said.