Joint Team For Evacuating Flood Victims In Gowa, South Sulawesi

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GOWA - A joint team from Tagana, BPBD, Gowa Environment Service, and government partners such as PMI Gowa evacuated flood victims at several points in the area.

Deputy Regent of Gowa Abd Rauf Malaganni Kr Kio said rain with moderate to heavy intensity accompanied by strong winds flushed almost the entire local area from Sunday, December 5 morning to Tuesday, causing flooding at several points.

"The rain is very heavy with high intensity. The BMKG has also issued a warning and we are ready and alert," he said, quoted by Antara, Tuesday, December 7.

After the flood, his party responded by immediately mobilizing the entire flood management team in Gowa Regency, such as Tagana, BPBD, the Environment Agency and government partners such as PMI.

Abd Rauf stated that the high intensity rain caused the river to overflow which then submerged the residents' settlements.

"This rain started last night and has not stopped until the river overflows and causes flooding. Indeed, from year to year there are floods. But this is the highest because it has reached one meter," he said.

One of the flood evacuation points with a height of one meter or up to an adult's stomach occurred in Bontorea Hamlet, Pallangga Village, Pallangga District.

Meanwhile, Head of Pallangga Sub-district, Taufik M. Akib, added that apart from Bontorea Hamlet, several locations were also flooded.

"According to our report, there were flood points in Taeng Village, then in Bontoala Village, Panakukang Village, Bunga Ejayya Village, and Mangalli Village," he explained.

He said that 27 people had been evacuated from Pallangga Village, 15 people from Panakkukang Village, 50 people from Taeng Village.

"In addition to helping with the evacuation, previously we have also conducted education through village heads and lurah to give an appeal to the community to be careful and alert to the dangers of flooding," he said.

A few days before the flood, Gowa Regent Adnan Purrichta Ichsan had also instructed relevant regional apparatus organizations and the sub-district head to build disaster preparedness posts, starting at the district, sub-district, to village and sub-district levels.

After reviewing the flood location in Bontorea Hamlet, Pallangga Village, Pallangga District, Deputy Regent of Gowa Abd Rauf Malaganni together with the Gowa Police Chief also visited the flood location in Sailong, Sunggumanai Village, Pattalassang District.