Ternate BPBD Prepares To Anticipate Floods Due To Bad Weather

BPBD Ambon Prepares to anticipate flooding/Photo: Antara

TERNATE - The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Ternate City, North Maluku, continues to monitor and anticipate the occurrence of floods accompanied by landslides, as a result of the high intensity of heavy rain accompanied by strong winds in the last two days. "We have prepared a BPBD Rapid Response Team (TRC) be alerted in the case of bad weather conditions that have occurred in the Ternate area in the last two days," said the Acting Head of the Ternate City BPBD, Ihsan Hamzah in Ternate, Monday, February 21. to be aware of the threat of landslides and floods due to high rainfall in the Ternate City area since Sunday 20 February. to go directly to the field. According to him, the lurah and sub-district should continue to work carry out socialization and appeal to residents not to throw garbage at various times of death, because when heavy rains occur, flooding will occur and can inundate residents' settlements.

Meanwhile, the BMKG Weather Forecaster at the Sultan Baabullah Ternate Meteorological Station, Satria Kridha Nugraha, contacted separately, stating that currently there is still the potential for moderate to heavy rain which can be accompanied by lightning/lightning and strong winds at 8:00 WIT, especially in the Sula Islands Regency, East Mangoli, Sanana, West Sulabesi, West Mangoli, North East Mangoli, Central Mangoli, North Mangoli, North Sanana. Likewise in the Districts of Taliabu Island, West Taliabu, Northwest Taliabu, Lede, North Taliabu, East Taliabu, South Taliabu and its surroundings and can extend to South Halmahera Regency, South Obi, Obi, West Obi, East Obi, North Obi, Sula Islands Regency, Central Sulabesi, East Sulabesi, South Sulabesi, South Mangoli, East Halmahera Regency Wasile, Maba, South Wasile, Central Wasile, East Wasile, Maba Central, North Maba, Maba City. South Morotai Island Regency, Morotai Jaya, North Morotai, East Morotai Regency, Taliabu Island Regency including Taliabu East South, Tabona and surrounding areas.