Disaster Occurs Near Prabowo's Residence, 168 Babakanmadang Residents Refuge Due To Moving Land

The impact of the natural disaster of ground movement in Bojongkoneng Village, Babakanmadang District, Bogor Regency, West Java. (ANTARA)

BOGOR Land disaster moved to hit near President Prabowo Subianto's residence in Bojong Koneng Village, Babakanmadang, Bogor, West Java. This phenomenon occurs due to prolonged heavy rain that worsens the unstable condition of the soil.

"Because of the long rain and unstable soil conditions, it has resulted in land shifting in the area," said Head of Emergency and Logistics BPBD Bogor Regency, M Adam Hamdani.

The land was moving from Monday, March 3 night until Tuesday morning. As a result, several houses were damaged, while village roads were also affected.

"So that it caused some housing units to be damaged," Adam continued.

Although there were no casualties, this disaster forced 168 residents to flee. They are scattered in several places, including at relatives' homes and nearby rented houses.

"The victims evacuated as many as 43 families with a total of 168 people. Some of them fled in the nearest rented house, still in the Bojong Koneng area and partly at their relatives' houses," he explained.

The government has distributed aid to affected residents. In addition, the Bogor Regency Health Office (Dinkes) has also been alerted at the location to provide medical assistance for the refugees.

"The Ministry of Social Affairs' tent has been established to anticipate if the movement of land occurs again, it is used as a gathering point. The Health Office is also on standby at the location if there are refugees who are sick," concluded Adam.

Until now, the Bogor Regency BPBD is still monitoring the condition of the land in the area and urges residents to remain alert to the potential for further ground movement.