JAKARTA - Floods hit three villages in South Bangka Regency, Bangka Belitung Province, Wednesday, May 4. The flood event occurred after the rain with high intensity that occurred since 08.00 WIB.
The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of South Bangka Regency reported that the flooding that submerged Teladan Village, Tanjung Ketapang Village and Toboali Village in the Toboali District area had receded on Thursday, March 5.
"At the time of the incident, it was recorded that 111 families and 111 housing units were affected by flooding with water levels varying between 50 to 100 centimeters," said Plt. Head of the BNPB Disaster Data, Information and Communication Center, Abdul Muhari in an electronic message received in Jakarta, Thursday, May 5.
The Joint Team consisting of BPBD, TNI/Polri, regional elements and the community immediately carried out data collection, evacuated residents and items that needed to be saved and carried out suctioning of puddles as well as cleaning up remaining flood material.
The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has issued a weather forecast for parts of South Bangka Regency, with heavy rain accompanied by lightning and strong winds today and tomorrow, Friday, May 6.
Responding to this, BNPB appealed to local governments and the public to increase their preparedness and be alert to the potential for further hydrometeorological disasters, by knowing the potential for disasters in their respective areas, especially during the Eid holiday this time.
If there is continuous heavy rain for one hour, people in water tourism areas connected to river flows from upstream to avoid and stay away from watershed areas until 1-2 hours after the rain stops.
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