Four Hamlets In Donggala Submerged By Floods

Hamlet In Donggala Floods/ Photos: ANTARA

JAKARTA - The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Central Sulawesi noted that four hamlets in Tosale Village, South Banawa District, Donggala Regency were flooded by flash floods.

Head of Central Sulawesi BPBD Akris Fattah Yunus in Palu City, Sunday, said the flood occurred at 16.00 WITA due to high rainfall resulting in overflowing of the river to inundate residential areas in Tosale Village.

Temporary data, 71 families (KK) affected by flooding spread across Hamlet 1 recorded six families, Hamlet 2 (40), Hamlet 3 (5), and Hamlet 4 (20). A number of public facilities in Tosale Village were also damaged, including a broken bridge in Kangando Hamlet.

His party is currently still collecting data in the field related to the number of refugees and coordinating with local village officials.

"There were no casualties due to flooding in Tosale Village and the urgent need for the community is to repair the broken bridge," he said.

He said the current situation in Tosale Village had subsided and the flood began to recede.

"This flood in addition to submerging residents' houses also overflowed into the trans-connect road section of Donggala Regency, Central Sulawesi and West Sulawesi Province," he said.

The Donggala Regency Government has confirmed that it will immediately repair the broken bridge in Tosale Village.

"I have ordered BPBD and the Donggala Public Works Agency to immediately build an emergency bridge in Kangando Hamlet, so that people can still carry out their activities as usual," said Donggala Regent Vera Elena Laruni.