West Java Sets Emergency Response Status For Flood Disasters In Garut

Deputy Governor of West Java UU Ruzhanul Ulum with Deputy Regent of Garut Helmi Budiman in Sukawening District, Garut Regency, West Java, Sunday 28 November (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The West Java Provincial Government has established an emergency response status for seven days to deal with areas affected by flash floods in Sukawening and Karangtengah Subdistricts, Garut Regency. West Java Governor Uu Ruzhanul Ulum when inspecting the location of the flash flood disaster in Sukawening District, Garut, reported by Antara, Sunday, November 28. He said the local government immediately took immediate action after receiving information that a flash flood had hit residential houses in Garut, Saturday, 27 November afternoon. The provincial and Garut regency governments, he said, set an emergency response status with the initial steps of cleaning up the flood-affected environment so that community activities would not be disrupted after the flood. How can this incident be the first to respond to an emergency, so that people can carry out their daily activities," said Uu. There are so many coming and going back quickly because of the narrowing, this is asking for suction," he said.

In addition to conveying that he will take steps to anticipate flooding, Uu also distributes basic food assistance and cash provided to local governments for the flood mitigation. It hit residential houses in Sukawening and Karangtengah due to overflowing rivers after heavy rains flushed the Garut area. The flood did not cause any casualties, only hundreds of houses were flooded, and one house was damaged due to being eroded by flood currents in Sukawening District.*