Speaker Of The House Of Representatives Asks The Government To Mitigate Floods And Landslides

A number of residents are trying to clean up the landslide matrial that hit a house in the Batupangan area, Nusaniwe District (Ambon City). (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Chairman of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Puan Maharani, highlighted various natural disasters that have occurred in several areas in Indonesia recently, including floods and landslides. He encouraged the Government to be quick to deal with disaster victims and carry out disaster mitigation.

"On behalf of the DPR, I express my concern over a number of natural disasters that occurred in several areas in the country. The state must be present when its citizens experience disasters," said Puan, Tuesday, July 8.

"The government must be quick to deal with natural disasters and help residents who are victims. Both in the form of refugee camps, logistical assistance, and emergency evacuation to ensure the safety of residents," he added.

Puan asked the local government to provide the latest information and take further steps to maintain the safety and comfort of residents in the midst of this emergency situation. He also appealed to the public to remain alert to the potential for further flooding if it rains again.

"We invite all residents to immediately report emergency incidents and follow instructions from officers for mutual safety," said Puan.

As reported, wet hydrometeorological disasters such as floods dominated in the first week of July 2025. For example, floods in a number of areas in Jabodetabek (Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, Bekasi) due to moderate to high intensity rain that flushed from Saturday, July 5 to Sunday, July 6.

As a result of the flood disaster, many people in the Jabodetabek area were forced to evacuate because their houses were flooded quite high. There are even houses that were damaged by the flood.

Apart from Jabodetabek, the flood also submerged Mataram City and West Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB). A number of residents were forced to flee to higher places. They also fled to houses of worship and government offices.

Floods in Mataram City and West Lombok also claimed lives where 2 residents died from electrocution. In addition to claiming lives, a number of motorbikes and cars were also reported to have been swept away by the current. Many residents lost their property because their houses were flooded as high as adult chests.

Meanwhile, in the Sulawesi region, flooding also occurred in Polewali Mandar Regency, West Sulawesi, Buol Regency, Central Sulawesi, and Bone Regency, South Sulawesi. Large floods have also hit Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, since last week which left a number of areas in the area paralyzed.

The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) also reported that flash floods hit the Bantaeng Regency area, South Sulawesi Province on Saturday, July 5 at 03.00 WITA, triggered by heavy rain.

In addition to flooding, landslides also occurred in a number of areas in the country. As in Tanggamus Regency, Lampung Province, 40 houses were damaged and 6 bridges for connectivity between affected areas. Landslides also occurred in Sinjai Regency, South Sulawesi, which not only caused many residents' houses and public facilities to be damaged, but also caused 2 residents to be seriously injured.

In West Java, Landslides occurred in West Bandung Regency and Bogor Regency. Landslides in West Bandung caused a death. Landslides in a number of areas caused damage to residents' houses and public facilities.