Strong Winds And Heavy Rain Crashed Palabuhanratu Sukabumi, 1 Resident's House Collapsed

Residents of Gentong Village, RT 02/05, Cikadu Village, Palabuhanratu District, Sukabumi Regency (ANTARA)

SUKABUMI - Strong winds and heavy rain hit Palabuhanratu Sub-district, Sukabumi Regency, West Java, Monday, March 21. As a result, a house belonging to a resident of Gentong Village, RT 02/05, Cikadu Village, Palabuhanratu District collapsed.

"There were no casualties. However, a family of three had to flee to a relative's house due to the collapse of the house," said Palabuhanratu Ujang Nuryaman, a District Disaster Management Officer (P2BK) in Sukabumi, Antara, Monday, March 21 evening. .

According to information gathered from the local P2BK, the tornado occurred while the family was at home. The condition of the house belonging to Dadang (38), whose roof was rotten, immediately collapsed.

Luckily the ruins of the roof of his house did not bury this family. All the victims who panicked and were shocked to see the condition of the roof of their house collapsing rushed out of the house even though it was raining heavily at the time of the incident.

Ujang said that until now joint officers from elements of the Sukabumi Regency Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), TNI, Polri and local residents are still working together to help clean up the scattered debris of Dadang's house.

"Receiving information that a house collapsed due to being hit by a tornado, we immediately rushed to the location to help evacuate the victims and their valuables belonging to the survivors," he added.

Ujang said his party had coordinated with the Sukabumi Regency Government and other elements to immediately send emergency assistance to victims. As for the emergency needs needed, such as basic necessities and building materials

He appealed to residents to always be vigilant because in the last few days the weather conditions in Palabuhanratu were quite extreme, such as heavy rain accompanied by strong winds and lightning which could trigger disasters such as floods, hurricanes and landslides.