Alert! Heavy Rain Can Cause Follow-Up Floods In Jayapura

One of the TNI personnel was involved in helping flood-affected residents in Jayapura. (Forto Ist)

JAYAPURA - Heavy rainfall throughout Saturday, January 8, caused the Grime River and Aso River which cross the Nimbokrang District, Jayapura Regency, Papua Province to overflow. Water covers several points and residential roads with a height of 100 cm to 150 cm. The potential for flooding is still there if it rains heavily and continuously. This is what residents should be wary of.

Danramil 1701-11/Nimboran Captain Inf Kadir who was in the field said that the overflow of the Grime River and Aso River was due to heavy rains that occurred on Saturday (8/1) night in the Nimbokrang District.

“Babinsa has been deployed to monitor and help people affected by floods. We are also assisted by the police and the community who are not affected by the flood," he said in a statement received by voi.id, Sunday, January 9.

People affected by the flood, said Danramil, have been evacuated to their closest family or relatives who were not affected. “There were no casualties in this natural disaster. For temporary material losses, it was recorded that as many as 240 houses were submerged and people's agricultural land was also inundated," he said.

Dandim 1701/Jayapura Lt. Col. Richard Arnold Y. Sangari on a different occasion said that his party had ordered all of his staff to carry out disaster preparedness in their respective areas.

“Personnel in every Koramil in the ranks of Kodim 1701/Jayapura since the flood last Friday in Jayapura and its surroundings, have been on standby in their respective areas to anticipate subsequent natural disasters such as floods and landslides. Thus, personnel can act as quickly as possible in helping the community, especially in carrying out evacuations to prevent casualties," he concluded.