Flooding Drowned Four Neighborhoods in Muara Enim

Floods hit residential areas in Muara Enim Regency, Monday. ANTARA/Edo Purmana

JAKARTA - Floods submerged dozens of houses in four villages in Muara Enim District, Muara Enim Regency, South Sumatra with water levels ranging from 30 to 100 centimeters.

Head of the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Muara Enim, Abdurrozieq Putra, said the heavy rainfall that occurred on Saturday (31/1) night to Sunday (1/2) morning caused flooding to hit four villages in the area.

The four villages affected by the flood include Muara Enim, Air Lintang, Pasar I, and Pasar II.

"Based on the latest data collection, it was recorded that around 70 houses were affected by natural disasters," he said, quoted by ANTARA, Monday, February 2.

According to him, the flood disaster was caused by high rainfall which made the drainage system unable to accommodate the flow of rainwater.

Although there were no casualties, community activities were disrupted because flood waters entered residents' houses with water levels ranging from 30 centimeters to one meter.

The natural disaster forced residents to save valuable goods and household furniture to a safer place.

Regarding this, his party has deployed personnel to the location of natural disasters to help evacuate victims from the flood trap to a safe place to anticipate casualties.

"Currently, the flood has gradually receded and our personnel are helping residents clean their houses from the mud carried by the flood so that community activities can return to normal," he said.

On this occasion, he appealed to the public to continue to increase vigilance in the face of potential subsequent flooding so that natural disasters do not cause casualties.