Cimande River Overflows, Floods In 4 Sumedang Villages Get Worse To Reach 2 Meters

Evacuation officers for flood victims use boats in Sumedang, West Java, Saturday (15/3/2025). ANTARA/HO-BPBD Sumedang

A total of 2,646 residents had to be evacuated because of the increasing overflow of the Cimande River in Sumedang Regency, West Java Province.

Head of the BNPB Disaster Data, Information and Communication Center Abdul Muhari said the joint SAR team had been evacuated since yesterday afternoon or when the flood began to rise in residential areas of four villages in Sumedang.

Based on the report from the Joint SAR team, heavy rains caused the overflow of the Cimande River on Saturday, March 15 and exacerbated flooding up to two meters in Cihanjuang Village, Sindanggalih Village, Sindangpakuon Village and Sukadana Village.

Based on data compiled by the BNPB Pusdalops team as of Sunday, March 16 morning, there were 718 houses flooded, with the number of victims of at least 755 families or 2,646 people for this incident.

"In addition to the house, the flood also submerged two houses of worship and a school building, as well as a 3.2 hectare rice fields in danger of crop failure," Abdul said in Jakarta, Sunday, March 16, which was confiscated by Antara.

BNPB ensures that a public kitchen has been operated by the local government which was established in the yard of the Cimanggung sub-district head office to serve all food needs of flood victims.

In this case, he said, the Sumedang Regency BPBD also reported that they had distributed a number of logistical assistance, including 100 kilograms of rice and 20 blankets.