Strong Winds Brought Dozens Of Houses Damaged In Bogor And Pesawaran

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JAKARTA - The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) reported that strong winds caused dozens of houses to be damaged in two areas, namely Bogor Regency, West Java and Pesawaran Regency, Lampung.

Acting Head of the BNPB Disaster Data, Information and Communication Center Abdul Muhari said in Bogor Regency, strong winds hit three sub-districts, Monday, January 24.

"The Control and Operations Center (Pusdalops) of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) detailed the affected locations including Kuta Village in Dolok District, Cijunjung Village, Cilebut Village and Cimandala Village in Sukajaya District and Nangewer Village and Pakansari Village in Cibinong District," said Abdul quoted by Antara, Tuesday, January 25

As a result of the incident, four housing units were moderately damaged, 34 other units were lightly damaged and two shop units were moderately damaged. A total of 44 families/163 people were affected by the disaster.

Visual reports received from the field, some houses suffered damage to the roof. Several trees fell after being hit by strong winds and hit people's homes causing damage.

As an emergency response effort, the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Bogor Regency has coordinated with local officials and related agencies. The District BPBD Rapid Response Team (TRC) has also conducted an assessment and assisted in the process of cleaning up debris and other damage caused by this natural phenomenon.

Strong winds also occurred in Pesawaran Regency, Lampung Province, on Monday, January 24, at 17.00 WIB.

"The BNPB Pusdalops noted that the incident affected 25 families of Gerning Village residents in Tegineneng District. A total of 5 housing units were reported to be heavily damaged, 9 units moderately damaged and 11 units lightly damaged," said Abdul.

Abdul said the visual data reported from the location showed that several houses were damaged on the roof due to being hit by a hurricane.

BPBD Pesawaran District has been down to conduct a rapid assessment, coordination and assisting emergency handling efforts with cross-related agencies.

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has issued weather forecast information as of Thursday, January 27, which states that high-intensity rain accompanied by strong winds has potential in Bogor Regency, West Java Province, during the day and into the evening. The same is true in the Pesawaran Regency, Lampung.

Seeing from the weather forecast from BMKG, BNPB appealed to all policy makers in each of these areas to take mitigation efforts and improve community preparedness.

Several efforts, such as trimming of twigs and tree branches near residential areas, should be carried out, including river railing and embankments, normalization of watersheds (DAS) and ditches and regular cleaning of residential neighborhoods.