27 Houses Of Residents Of Kesui District, Maluku Damaged By Rob Flood And Extreme Weather

A number of houses in Kesui Watubela District were submerged in sea water due to a robbery on February 22, 2022. (BETWEEN)

AMBON - A total of 27 houses in Kesui Watubela District, East Seram Regency (SBT), Maluku were reported to have moderate to heavy damage due to being hit by tidal waves or tidal flooding and extreme weather.

The Head of the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of the SBT Regency, Usman Keliobas, confirmed that dozens of houses in the Kesui Watubela sub-district were damaged due to being hit by high waves and strong winds.

"Initial reports were received from the Kesui Sub-district Head Jefry Warat as many as 17 houses of citizens of Ilili were damaged. This is still temporary because data collection is still being carried out in the field," he said, quoted by Antara, Friday, February 25.

Regarding the damage to houses of residents in the country and other hamlets in the Kesui Watubela sub-district, he admitted that he had not yet received an official report from the sub-district, considering that communication to the sub-district was difficult.

"The sub-district head has ordered sub-district staff to come down to collect data in the field. Hopefully all the damage caused by extreme weather can be recorded in a short time, so that emergency measures can be taken," he said.

He has ordered BPBD staff to immediately send emergency aid, especially basic needs to be distributed to residents affected by natural disasters in the sub-district.

According to information obtained by Antara, the houses in the Kesui Watubela sub-district that were damaged by the tidal wave spread across the East Tamher Country as many as 10 units, the Otademan Administrative Country (5), the Rumadurun Administrative Country (4), the Utta Country (3), and the Ilili State (5). .

The extreme weather also affected dozens of houses of residents of Hotte Country, West Bula District and Sesar Village, Bula District, and Keffing Kellu Village, East Seram District and hundreds of families had to evacuate to safe locations.

In addition, the rob hit dozens of houses in the hamlets of Fesan, Rumbalifar, and Kilbaren, Negeri Waru, Teluk Waru District.