Hunan High Rainfall 41 Residents' Houses In Kudus Flooded

KUDUS - Dozens of houses in Kesambi Village, Mejobo District, Kudus Regency, Central Java, were affected by floods due to high-intensity rainfall, causing the water discharge in the Piji River to overflow into residential areas, Thursday, July 14. According to the Head of Emergency and Logistics of the Disaster Management Agency In the Kudus Munaji area (BPBD) in Kudus, the number of houses affected by the flood is 170 houses spread across several neighborhood units (RT) in Kesambi Village. starting at 01.00 WIB until 04.30 WIB so that the Piji River in Kesambi Village is not strong enough to hold water. This condition is made worse by the garbage that has accumulated on the second bridge, causing the water to run off quite heavily starting at 03.30 WIB. from the river embankment," he said, quoted by Antara.

As a result of the flood, 41 houses were flooded, while dozens of other houses were only affected by road access to their homes. For now, he added, community service work was being carried out to help residents whose houses were affected by the flood. Meanwhile, the Camat of Mejobo Aan Fitriyanto revealed For now, the puddles in the settlements are starting to recede, so that residents' houses that still have puddles will be assisted with a water suction machine. For the water discharge in the Piji River, he added, it is still full, but not overflowing, while the evacuation of piles of garbage on bridge two is still waiting. heavy equipment because previously it had been coordinated with the Pemali Juwana River Basin Center (BBWS) and the Kudus Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Office.