Sad, 178 Livestock Died After Flash Flood In Banggai

The carcasses of livestock that died were swept away by flash floods in Banggai Regency, doc. BPBD Banggai Regency/Photo:VOI

JAKARTA - The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Banggai Regency, Central Sulawesi Province recorded as many as 178 livestock died after the flash flood that hit last Wednesday, March 9.

"The results of a rapid assessment by the Banggai Regency BPBD team today showed that 178 livestock died. The details are 3 cows, 5 goats, 20 pigs and 150 chickens," said Plt. Head of BNPB's Head of Data and Information Technology, Abdul Muhari, in his statement, Friday, March 11.

Then, the flash flood also caused 8 housing units to be heavily damaged, 7 units moderately damaged and 17 units slightly damaged. When it happened, the flash flood had submerged residential areas with a water level of 100 centimeters.

"As for the current conditions, the water has receded and residents have started cleaning their houses of mud carried by the flood," said Abdul Muhari.

Furthermore, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) predicts rain with light, medium intensity and which can be accompanied by lightning still has the potential to occur in the Banggai Regency area until Sunday, March 13.

Responding to this, Abdul Muhari asked all components of regional policy makers and the community to anticipate potential aftershocks that could be triggered by weather factors.

Efforts such as monitoring and management of watersheds (DAS), cleaning of garbage and other materials that can clog the flow of water, monitoring the condition of embankments, roads and bridges to monitoring water discharge during heavy rains are recommended to be carried out regularly.

"As an anticipation and preparedness in the face of potential aftershocks, people along the river are to evacuate temporarily if there is continuous rain with high intensity for more than an hour," he added.