Flooded Central Lombok People Can Calm, Already Receive Basic Food Assistance

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PRAYA - The government of Central Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara has provided basic needs assistance for residents affected by flood inundation in five villages in the local area.

"The number of residents affected by the flood was 486 families," said Head of the Central Lombok Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), H Ridwan Makruf in Praya, as reported by Antara, Monday, February 14.

Hundreds of residents affected by the flood were scattered in Leneng Village as many as 200 families (KK), Puyung Village 147 families, Panji Sari Village 11, Sukarara Village 27 families and Renteng Village Praya District, 101 families.

"The houses of the affected residents are along the riverbanks," he said.

For this reason, his party has provided assistance in the form of noodles, rice and oil to residents in the hope that it can help them temporarily. The condition of the water has also receded and residents have cleaned their houses from mud from the flood.

"This flood was caused by heavy rain and shallow rivers and the presence of garbage. But the current condition of the water has receded," he said.

In addition to the houses of the affected residents, several public facilities were also damaged, such as the collapsed road in Lantan Village and the fence wall of the Puyung Village office collapsed due to the flood.

"There are no fatalities," he said.

Previously, heavy rains with high intensity caused hundreds of houses of residents of Central Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara to be flooded on Sunday, February 13 afternoon.

"This flood was due to heavy rains that occurred in the afternoon until late at night," said Ridwan Makruf.

"River water overflowed and entered the yard of residents' houses along the river," he said.

Due to this incident, his party has dispatched officers to handle it, so that the water entering the residents' houses quickly recedes. In addition, BPBD will also provide ready-to-eat food assistance and emergency needs for affected residents.

"We plan for residents to evacuate to local mosques and schools," said Ridwan Makruf.