Floods And Landslides In Pangandaran, 2 Residents Died

Floods and landslides in Pangandaran (DOK. BNPB)

JAKARTA - Floods and landslides occurred in Pangandaran, West Java. This disaster resulted in two residents dying.

"As many as 111 families or 311 people were also affected by the disaster which was triggered by the high intensity of rain and the unstable soil structure," said Head of Communications of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) Raditya Jati in a written statement, Tuesday, October 27.

From BNPB data, 111 houses in six villages and four sub-districts were flooded. The villages affected by this disaster include Pasirgeulis Village and Karangmulya Village in Padaherang District, Jadikarya Village in Langkaplancar District, Cikalong Village in Sidamulih District and Bojong Village in Parigi District.

Until now, the Pangandaran Regency BPBD and related agencies have coordinated and assessed the location of the incident and logistics distribution.

"In addition, a joint team gathered by BPBD Pangandaran Regency and the community evacuated victims buried by landslides," he said.

Based on estimates from the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) for the West Java Province, as of Wednesday, October 27, tomorrow there is still the potential for heavy rain which can be accompanied by lightning and strong winds.

Apart from West Java, other provinces that also have the potential for similar weather forecasts are Bengkulu, Jambi, South Sumatra, Lampung, Yogyakarta, East Java, Central Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, West Papua and Papua.

"BNPB requests that policy makers and local communities can take disaster mitigation efforts and immediately take necessary actions in relation to disaster risk reduction," he explained.