BPBD Records 200 Natural Disasters In Central Java Have Occurred, People Are Asked To Be Alert

JAKARTA - Around 200 natural disasters that have occurred in Central Java throughout 2024. According to the records of the Central Java Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD).

"Our data may be that one year there were 200 disasters," said Head of BPBD Central Java with Gas Catursation, ANTARA, Sunday, December 15.

According to him, if there were more than 2,000 incidents or events that occurred during 2024, but 10 percent could be categorized as natural disasters.

"More than 2,000 incidents occurred. Of the 2,000 who have disaster categories, there are 10 percent, about 200. That's the category of disasters. Most landslides and floods," he said.

He said areas that are prone or have the potential to experience flooding are the North Coast (Pantura) of Central Java, while the central part of Central Java has the potential for landslides.

Finally, he said, the land disaster in Bruno, Purworejo Regency, last November claimed the lives of four people.

He admitted, as predicted by the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) that from September to November it had started in the rainy season.

"The peak will be in February. Later we will switch seasons around April-May," he said.

As a form of vigilance, Bergas asked people living in disaster-prone areas to understand the characteristics of their areas, for example those living in mountains with landslides or lowlands with floods.

"Of course, people must be able to read, know the characteristics of disasters that they often experience at all times to be able to prepare for and what to do. Whether it's saving property, for example in flood areas," he said.

For those who live in mountainous areas or slopes prone to landslides, he appealed to stay away from dangerous points, for example by temporarily evacuating to relatives' homes.

"If there is heavy rain that lasts quite a long time, it is hoped that it will shift first. I don't know if it will go to his brother's house, or what, it will be more important," he said.