Garbage And River Silting Result In Floods In Probolinggo

Garbage that has accumulated in the river is suspected to be the cause of inundation flooding in Probolinggo Regency. (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Head of BPBD Probolinggo Regency, East Java, Anggit Hermanuadi, said that the floods that occurred in two villages of Gending sub-district and Dringu district were due to garbage and silting rivers accompanied by heavy rain for several hours in the area.

"The cause of inundation flooding in residential areas is due to garbage and silting of rivers, as well as prolonged high intensity rainfall in the local area," he said when contacted in Probolinggo Regency, as reported by Antara, Sunday, November 1.

Rain with moderate to heavy intensity resulted in inundation in Gending Village, Gending District and Dringu Village, Dringu District, Probolinggo Regency as high as an adult's knee on Saturday, October 31, afternoon until evening.

Several areas affected by the inundation flood in Gending Village occurred in Krajan Hamlet and damaged agricultural land / rice fields belonging to residents.

"Some of the houses that were severely affected had fled to their closest family's house. The number of temporarily affected houses was 34 houses in RT 05 and 35 houses in RT 06, and 18 houses in RT 07," he said.

Meanwhile, in Dringu Village, several areas affected by the inundation flood that entered the residents' houses occurred in Tambak Pesisir Hamlet RT15.16, / RW06.

"The flood inundation is estimated to have occurred due to high rainfall and for a long time, so that inadequate waterways overflowed into residential areas," he said.

He explained that the flood conditions in the two villages had receded, but the pile of garbage in the river and silting could make the two villages prone to being hit by floods again.

BPBD Probolinggo Regency, he continued, has also received an early warning from BMKG regarding the weather in Probolinggo Regency with the potential for moderate to heavy rain accompanied by lightning and strong winds for a moment on Saturday, October 31, 19.30 to Sunday at 07.30 WIB.

"Apart from the inundation floods in the two villages, strong winds caused two trembesi trees to fall on Jalan Raya Banjar Sari, Banjar Sari Village, Sumberasih District, which interfered with road access," he said.

Fallen trees also occurred in Satreyan Village, Maron Subdistrict, which impeded road access, but currently the condition has been cleared by the local community.

The BPBD of Probolinggo Regency also received reports of landslides in Dusun Tengah, Krucil Village, Krucil District which blocked village road access, but the current condition has been cleared by the surrounding community.