Potential For Extreme Weather Until The End Of 2025, West Java DPRD Warns Of Beware Of Natural Disasters

BANDUNG Deputy Chairman of the West Java DPRD, Iwan Suryawan, reminded the public to increase awareness of the potential for natural disasters in West Java until the end of 2025. The threat of extreme weather and earthquake activity is said to be still high, so mitigation steps are needed from an early age.

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) noted that rain cloud growth in the West Java region was still active until the end of June 2025. Entering July October, wet dry conditions are predicted to occur, where rainfall remains above normal even though the calendar shows a dry season. This situation increases the risk of flooding, landslides, and fallen trees.

In addition, the mid-July 2025 period is a special concern because of the potential for heavy rain and strong winds to increase due to the influence of equatorial atmospheric waves such as MJO, Kelvin, and Rossby.

Meanwhile, the southern waters of West Java have the potential to experience high waves that disrupt the activities of fishermen and shipping.

On the other hand, West Java was also rocked by a shallow earthquake on August 20, 2025 at 19:54 WIB with a magnitude of Mw 4.7. The earthquake was centered on land, 14 km southeast of Bekasi, with a depth of 10 km.

BMKG recorded two aftershocks, namely Mw 3.9 at 22:39 WIB and Mw 2.7 at 22:56 WIB. This activity was triggered by a fault riding a bow behind West Java (West Java Back-arc Thrust) which is part of the Baribis-Kendeng Fault system.

Responding to this condition, Iwan Suryawan expressed concern for the affected residents. "We all need to be more vigilant. The government, DPRD, and residents must be equally alert to disasters, both earthquakes and extreme weather that have started to occur," said Iwan, Monday, August 25.

Iwan emphasized that the West Java DPRD will encourage increased mitigation capacity, starting from the provision of equipment, preparedness education, to the implementation of evacuation simulations in schools, offices, and public facilities.

He also appealed to local governments to strengthen the early warning system, maintain waterways, control the use of landslide-prone land, and prepare evacuation routes and emergency logistics.

The easiest step is to check the waterways near each house and the condition of the cliffs. In addition, disaster mitigation must be intensified from now on," he said.

Iwan closed with the affirmation that cross-sectoral coordination, ranging from the DPRD, BPBD, Public Works Service, Environmental Service, to BNPB and the community, is absolutely necessary.

"Don't let the injured victims let alone casualties like last time. We minimize it with mutual preparedness," he said.