Fragile Buildings After Land Moves Disaster, Residents Of Lebak Fear Choose To Evacuate When Night Comes

Residents of the victims of the moving land disaster in Jampang, Lebak Regency, Banten, are afraid of being hit by a house because their condition is heavily damaged (ANTARA)

LEBAK - People affected by the landslide in Jampang Kuning, Lebak Regency, Banten Province, admitted that they were afraid of collapsing houses. The condition of the residents' buildings was severely damaged after the disaster.

"We were afraid that the 2.5-meter high wall of the house would collapse, but luckily it happened at night, so there were no casualties," said Marhudi (50), a resident of Jampang Kuning, Lebak Regency, as quoted by Antara, Monday, March 21.

A total of 41 houses and 51 families (KK) in Jampang Kuning, Lebak Regency have not been relocated to safer places. Meanwhile, 73 other houses have been relocated.

Marhudi also recalled the landslide disaster since 2019 which was quite terrible because people's houses almost collapsed. Parts of the roof and walls cracked until they were cut off. "We live in the house with our wife, children, in-laws and grandchildren during the day in a condition that almost collapses, but at night we evacuate," he explained.

According to him, if life lasts that long, of course it will not be comfortable, especially before Ramadan. Therefore, the residents asked the local government to help the victims of the land disaster by relocating to a safer location.

Because, he said, if life drags on without a solution, it is feared that an accident will occur, especially now that the rainfall is increasing accompanied by strong winds.

"We and other residents want to be relocated to a safer place," he explained.

The head of RT01/09 Kampung Jampang Kuning, Lebak Sarnata Regency, said that his residents now only have 41 houses left that have not been relocated and another 73 houses have been relocated in 2020.

Those residents who had not been relocated were occupied during the day and in the refugee camps set up by the Disaster Preparedness Volunteers (Tagana).

"We have informed all residents that at night they are in refugee camps to avoid accidents when houses collapse," he added.

Meanwhile, Head of the Emergency and Logistics Section of the Lebak Regency Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), Agus Reza Faisal, said that his party is now proposing the relocation of 41 Jampang Kuning residents to the Jakarta National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB).

"We hope this year the relocation construction can be realized," he explained.