BPBD Batu City Reports One Victim Died Due To Flash Flood

PHOTO VIA ANTARA / HO

BATU CITY - The Batu City Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) reported that one person died due to the flash flood that occurred in the Batu City area, East Java. Bulukerto Village, Bumiaji District, on behalf of Wiji, is female. “Age is still unknown. The victim was found in the Sambong River," Agung said as quoted by Antara, Thursday, November 4. Agung explained, in addition to one victim who died, based on the latest data, four people were reported missing, namely Sarip, a resident of RT 6 RW 4 Sambong Hamlet, Bulukerto Village, and Tokip. Then, Adi Wibowo, a resident of Sisir Village, Batu District, the missing location was in Cangar Hamlet, Bulukerto Village, and Wakri, a resident of Sabrang Bendo Hamlet RT 51 RW 8, Giripurno Village.

Meanwhile, for the survivors, two people have been evacuated on behalf of Bayu Agung Setiawan, a resident of Toyomerto, Pesanggrahan Village, and Saiful, a resident of Toyomerto, Pesanggrahan Village. A flash flood occurred in Batu City, East Java on Thursday, November 4 at around 14:00. WIB. Based on a temporary visual report from the Batu City BPBD, the tributary of the Brantas River that passes in Sumber Brantas Village, flows very fast carrying mud, stones and pieces of wood/trees. The flash flood caused six areas in Batu City to be affected. The six areas are Sambong Hamlet, Bulukerto Village, Bumiaji District, Jalan Raya Dieng, Sidomulyo Village, Batu District, and Beru Hamlet, Bulukerto Village, Bumiaji District. Batu and Gemulo Hamlet, Punten Village, Bumiaji District.