Residents Dismantle Houses In Banjarnegara Moving Land Disaster Areas

BANJARNEGARA - Banjarnegara Regency Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) said residents and volunteers dismantled houses in the moving land disaster area in Kalitlaga Village, Banjarnegara, Central Java.

"The demolition was carried out on residents' houses whose areas are close to soil fractures that have the potential for landslides," said Head of the Banjarnegara Regency BPBD Emergency and Logistics Division Andri Sulistyo, quoted by ANTARA, Friday, February 9.

The demolition, he said, was to save parts of the house that could still be saved to avoid more severe damage and could be utilized by the owner.

The community together with volunteers on Friday morning dismantled three houses and will soon dismantle their fourth home near the soil fracture.

The land movement is said to still occur frequently and since Tuesday (6/2) there have been 10 houses that have collapsed due to the disaster.

"Alhamdulillah, the weather has been sunny for two days, so there is no ground movement. Therefore, we invite the demolition of the house but with a note, stay alert and be careful," he said.

If when it rains, he said, the community and volunteers are advised to stop activities in the moving land disaster area and immediately leave the location to a safe place. So far, 87 residents have been displaced.

"However, there are also those who take refuge tentatively when heavy rains occur, namely those who inhabit 10 houses in the area above the moving land disaster area," he said.