Landslide Affects One House In Kediri, Residents And Joint Team Help Evacuation

House damaged by landslide in Kediri/Photo: Antara

KEDIRI - The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Kediri Regency, East Java, handled the impact of a landslide in Jugo Village, Mojo District, local district, which resulted in a resident's house being heavily damaged by landslides. The Indonesian National Police (Polri) works together to clean the houses of residents affected by the disaster," said Head of BPBD Kediri Regency Randy Agatha in Kediri, Friday, June 24. The landslide disaster occurred in Jugo Village, Mojo District, Kediri Regency, Thursday (23/6) night. Landslide material hit the house of Slamet (70), a resident of Besuki Hamlet, Jugo Village, Mojo District, Kediri Regency. home is already underway. The victim is also in a safe condition, because at the time of the incident he had already fled. The disaster began when heavy rains hit the southern part of Kediri Regency. A cliff about 20 meters high, not far from Slamet, was the victim of a landslide and hit his house. Slamet's house was badly damaged. However, they were able to save themselves from the landslide and are currently living at the house of another family member. It was raining very hard, so anticipating something unwanted, he chose to leave the house. "It rained heavily for about three hours. My wife and I fled first to the cowshed, not far from the house. with the family to a relative's house," said Slamet as quoted by Antara.

Besides hitting Slamet's house, heavy rains also caused the road to hang because the soil on the road was also landslide. The location is in Besuki Hamlet, which is commonly called the bend of the latch by local residents. This had an impact on the terrace of Parin's house, a local resident who suffered minor damage. The landslide also occurred at the Mojo-Besuki roadblock, to be precise Dusun Jugo, Mojo Village behind the house of Jayadi, the former village head. Other points were damaged by landslides. BPBD also urges residents to be careful, especially if heavy rains occur, to temporarily leave their homes to anticipate things that are not desirable.