SITUBONDO - Flooding due to river overflows that hit thousands of houses in several villages in Besuki District, Situbondo Regency, East Java, Wednesday, January 21 night, caused two residents to die. The victims were a father and son who were allegedly electrocuted during the flood.
The two victims were known as Adinda Putri Rahayu (17) and Abdul Wahed (45), residents of Jalan Madura, Besuki Village/District. Both died while in the house when the flood overflowed the river into the settlement.
Deputy Regent of Situbondo Ulfiyah said the local government would bear all the costs of handling the deceased through the Berantas Plus Program.
"According to the Regent's instructions, all costs for victims who died due to this flood are borne by the local government through the Berantas Plus Program," said Ulfiyah, Thursday, January 22, as quoted by Antara.
Camat Besuki Yakup Alex Susanto explained that the tragic incident occurred when flood water entered the victim's house with a height of about one meter. At the time of the incident, the electricity was still on so that the two victims were electrocuted.
"Both victims were inside the house when the flood came in. The water level was about one meter and at that time the electricity was still on," said Yakup.
According to him, after the electricity in the Besuki Village area was cut off, residents immediately evacuated the two victims and took them to the Besuki Hospital using a truck. However, the lives of the two could not be saved.
The overflow of the Lubawang River itself hit residential areas in several villages in Besuki District, namely Jetis, Blimbing, Langkap, Besuki, Demung, and Coastal Villages. The flood occurred after heavy rain accompanied by strong winds hit the area from 15.00 WIB to 21.00 WIB.
Heavy rain for several hours caused the Lubawang River and a number of tributaries to overflow because they were unable to accommodate the water flow. The overflow flooded people's houses with water levels reaching the chest of adults or about one meter.
As of Thursday, the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Situbondo Regency was still assessing the houses of residents affected by the flood. In addition to Besuki District, the overflow of the Lubawang River was also reported to have submerged the houses of residents in Kalianget Village, Banyuglugur District.
Not only settlements, floods also flooded the north coast highway (pantura) which crossed Besuki and Banyuglugur sub-districts, thus disrupting traffic flow in the area.
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