Hundreds Of Houses Were Badly Damaged, BPBD Sorong Urges Coastal Residents To Stay Alert For High Waves

The floating house of residents in the Doom Sorong island area was damaged by high waves that hit the area (Antara)

SORONG - The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Sorong City, West Papua stated that at least 163 housing units were seriously damaged due to being hit by high waves on Tuesday, February 22, 2022.

Sorong City BPBD Head Herlin Sasabone in Sorong, Monday, said based on data on houses damaged by high waves on February 22, 2022, as many as 163 houses.

He said as many as 52 houses were damaged in Klaligi Village, Sorong Manoi District with details, 19 houses were missing, eight units were heavily damaged, seven houses were moderately damaged, 14 units were lightly damaged, and four business premises were also damaged.

Meanwhile, on Doom Island, Sorong Islands District, as many as 111 housing units were damaged, with details of six missing houses, one heavily damaged housing unit, and 104 lightly damaged houses.

According to him, there were 74 families affected by the extreme weather from Klaligi Village, Sorong Manoi District, with a total of 351 people. Meanwhile, on Doom Island, Sorong Islands District, there are 25 families.

He said the Sorong City BPBD would report and propose the data to the Mayor of Sorong for assistance.

He hopes that people in coastal areas whose houses have been damaged by the waves and have not been recorded can report to the local village for data collection.

"Once again, we urge people in coastal areas to stay alert in anticipation of the aftershocks of high waves and be ready to evacuate to safe areas," he said.