Floods Due To Overflow Of The Cirebes River Gradually Recede

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JAKARTA - Heavy rain hit Cirebon Regency, West Java. This rain caused the Ciberes River to overflow, but its condition is now gradually receding.

As a result, 2,728 people from 1,082 families of Mekarsari Village and Gunung Sari Village in Waled District, Cirebon Regency, were affected by flooding with a water level of 30-100 centimeters today.

"The Cirebon Regency Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) recorded approximately 719 housing units, 6 worship facilities and 7 educational facilities affected by the flood," said Plt. Head of BNPB Disaster Information and Communication Center Abdul Muhari in his statement, Tuesday, January 11.

Currently, the Cirebon Regency BPBD team together with Destana Mekarsari have established a public kitchen to meet the food needs of other affected residents.

"In addition, several cleaning tools have also been given to residents to clean up the remaining mud, garbage and other debris carried by the flood," he said.

Abdul Muhari said that the current conditions looked cloudy and the TMA was starting to gradually recede. Meanwhile, the TMA in Mekarsari Village is currently still being monitored at 40 centimeters and Gunung Sari Village at 25 centimeters.

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) issued information on weather forecasts in the Cirebon Regency area for the period until Thursday, January 13, stating that light to moderate rain could still occur in the afternoon and into the evening.

Responding to the weather forecast information, Abdul Muhari appealed to all policy makers in the region along with all relevant elements to the community to increase preparedness in the face of potential hydrometeorological disasters.

"Preparedness by taking mitigation and prevention measures, such as monitoring and management of watersheds (DAS), cleaning garbage and other materials that can clog water flow, monitoring the condition of embankments, roads and bridges to monitoring water discharge when heavy rains occur," he added.