Flood disasters hit a number of villages in two sub-districts in East Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara.
Based on data from the NTB BPBD Pusdalops, this flood disaster was caused by high-intensity rain in the Pringgabaya District, East Lombok Regency on Wednesday afternoon.
"The location of the incident was in Labuhan Lombok Village, Pringgabaya District and Perigi Village, Puncak Jeringo Village in Suele District," said Head of BPBD NTB, Ahmadi, as reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, November 19.
As a result of the flood, as many as 313 families (KK) or 1,164 people were affected in Labuhan Village, Lombok and one Aik Bete Bridge in Suele District were damaged and cut off by floods.
According to him, currently, the NTB Provincial BPBD is coordinating with the East Lombok Regency BPBD and related parties, the TNI/Polri, including sub-district officers to other villages to overcome the disaster.
"The urgent need at the location of the water suction and clean water engine. Meanwhile, the current condition is raining with moderate intensity at the location," he said.
To anticipate disasters, his party appealed to the public to be aware of the potential for extreme rain and strong winds that could occur suddenly.
"Currently, some areas of NTB have entered the rainy season period and others are still in the transition period of the season. The potential for rain is quite significant in the next 10 days, so people are advised to pay attention to cleanliness and discharge in watersheds," he said.
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