BMKG: 10 Areas In Aceh Potentially Flood And Landslide

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BANDA ACEH - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) stated that 10 districts in Aceh have the potential for flooding and landslides due to high rainfall intensity by the end of 2021. Residents are asked to increase their vigilance.

"The BMKG always monitors weather developments and indicators that cause hydrometeorological disasters in Aceh," said Aceh Province BMKG Coordinator Nasrol Adil in Aceh Besar, quoted by Antara, Thursday, November 4.

Some areas that the BMKG predicts will experience a high category of flooding by the end of the year include the south west region of Aceh such as Aceh Jaya District, West Aceh, Southwest Aceh, Aceh Singkil and South Aceh.

Meanwhile, the east coast of Aceh includes the districts of East Aceh and North Aceh, which also have the potential for flooding due to high rainfall intensity.

"We predict the potential for flooding for the south-west region between the second and fourth weeks of November. And the eastern region will be between the second week of December until the end of December 2021," he said.

Meanwhile, areas with the potential for landslides include the central part of Aceh such as Gayo Lues District, Central Aceh and Southeast Aceh.

Nasrol explained that in November it is estimated that there will be a movement of the sun's temperature for the southern hemisphere so that it will experience low pressure.

Then the high pressure pattern brings air masses from the north to the south, especially the Asian continent which has a lot of water vapor, which passes through the Indonesian maritime continent.

Furthermore, he said, in this movement there is a wind pattern (streamline). And the air mass streamline has a deflection pattern in the atmosphere of Aceh so that the wind bends are intensively formed, which causes the formation of rain clouds in Aceh to be more active in November.

"Especially in mid-November. Because statistically climatologically, the peak of the rainy season in Aceh is on average this November," he said.

Therefore, the high rainfall intensity has triggered the impact of hydrometeorological disasters in the Tanah Rencong area, in the form of tornadoes, lightning, strong winds, floods, landslides and high sea waves.

The public is asked to increase their vigilance by taking anticipatory steps related to the potential for hydrometeorological disasters on the Veranda of Mecca.