Beware Of Heavy Rain Accompanied By Lightning And Strong Winds In A Number Of Provinces

JAKARTA - Some provinces in Indonesia are predicted to experience rain with moderate to heavy intensity. This condition can also be accompanied by lightning and strong winds.

Quoting Antara, BMK stated that areas that have the potential for heavy rain accompanied by strong winds were in Aceh, Bali, Bangka Belitung, Bengkulu. Then DKI Jakarta, Gorontalo, Jambi, West Java, East Java, West Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, Lampung. Then, Maluku, North Maluku, East Nusa Tenggara, Papua, Riau, West Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, North Sulawesi, South Sumatra, and North Sumatra. Deputy for Meteorology, BMKG Guswanto appealed to the public to remain alert to potential extreme weather in the form of moderate to heavy rain accompanied by lightning or lightning and strong winds for the next week.

"The public and related agencies must remain alert to the potential for extreme weather in the form of moderate to heavy rain accompanied by lightning and strong winds for the next week," he said. The local community is asked to remain alert to the impacts caused by extreme weather such as floods, flash floods, landslides, slippery roads, fallen trees, and reduced visibility.