Floods Inundate 4 Regencies In NTB, Cause Broken Bridges, Broken Embankments And Thousands Of Affected Residents

Floods that submerged residents' villages in a number of regencies and cities on Sumbawa Island, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) (ANTARA)

MATARAM - The West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) recorded that four districts and cities on Sumbawa Island were hit by floods on Monday, December 13.

The Head of the NTB BPBD, Sahdan, said that the four districts and cities that were hit by the flood were Bima, Dompu, West Sumbawa and Bima City. For the City of Bima, the number of sub-districts affected was four regions, including Raba, Mpunda, West Rasanae, and East Rasanae.

"The number of affected residents has reached 1,930 families, while for damage to facilities, such as broken bridges, peeling asphalt roads, broken embankments and embankments, and two collapsed power poles," he said in Mataram, Antara, Tuesday, December 14.

In Bima Regency, one sub-district was affected, namely the Sanggar which resulted in flooded road access. In Dompu Regency, the sub-district that was affected by one area, Woja, which caused road access to be flooded and the number of affected residents was 161 families.

In West Sumbawa Regency there were floods accompanied by landslides. The affected districts are Maluk and Sekongkang.

"A total of 155 families affected were affected, one connecting bridge broke and landslides that occurred at four points also caused road access to be cut off," he said.

Currently, his party is coordinating with district/city BPBDs on Sumbawa Island, including coordinating with BMKG regarding weather developments, disseminating information through social media. BPBD has also conducted a rapid assessment of the disaster that occurred.

"Current current conditions in Bima City, Bima Regency, Dompu Regency and West Sumbawa Regency can be said to be conducive and the water has receded. We also continue to urge the public to remain alert to extreme weather from the La Nina phenomenon in the form of strong winds and heavy rains that have the potential to This causes floods, landslides and hurricanes and tidal waves," he said.