182 Residents Still Refuge Due To Threat Of Land Movement In Bogor

Officers see the impact of ground movement in Bogor (Photo: DOK BNPB)

JAKARTA - There was a ground movement in Bogor Regency, last Saturday, November 13. To this day, there are still 182 residents of Sukawangi Village who have fled.

The majority of residents were forced to evacuate because their homes were still threatened by ground movement.

"As many as 49 families or 182 residents of Sukawangi Village, Sukamakmur District, Bogor Regency, West Java, temporarily evacuated," said Plt. Head of BNPB Disaster Information and Communication Center Abdul Muhari in his statement, Tuesday, November 16.

The evacuation site for residents is at SDN Gunung Batu, Sukawangi Village, Sukamakmur District. To serve the basic needs of the refugees, the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Bogor Regency operates a soup kitchen operated by Tagana and the local social service.

This incident resulted in 1 unit of the house being heavily damaged, 1 unit moderately damaged and 1 unit lightly damaged. In addition to the damage, as many as 47 other housing units are threatened with damage due to the ground movement.

"The affected areas are spread over three villages in Sukawangi Village, namely Cigadel, Selawangi and Ganda villages. This incident occurred after a long-lasting heavy rain occurred on Saturday afternoon, at 16.00 WIB," explained Abdul Muhari.

Furthermore, Abdul Muhari explained that Sukawangi Village is an area with medium to high land movement potential.

Based on the ground motion analysis of the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) in November 2021, the Bogor Regency area is one of the areas that has the potential for landslides.

Likewise, the analysis on inaRISK, Sukamakmur District in Bogor Regency includes areas with moderate to high potential landslide hazard categories. A total of 33 districts are in this condition.

Therefore, Abdul Muhari appealed to the local government and the local community to remain vigilant and ready to face the dangers of hydrometeorology, in particular there are still residents' houses that are threatened by landslides.

"The weather forecast for the next three days, Sukamakmur District still has the potential to rain with light to moderate intensity. Rainy weather conditions can worsen the ground movement that has occurred at the scene," he added.