Floods Soak Pasuruan And Sidoarjo

ILLUSTRA TION / DOC.COM (Irfan Meidianto)

SURABAYA - The East Java Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) recorded two flood-submerged areas, namely Pasuruan and Sidoarjo districts. Floods occur after heavy rains.

"Apart from the rain last night, this flood occurred because indeed the last few days of East Java had been raining quite heavily," said Head of East Java BPBD Disaster Emergency, Satriyo Nur Seno confirmed, Tuesday, November 3.

Satriyo explained that the flood in Pasuruan submerged several villages in Beji District, namely Kedungringin Village with a water level of about 20 to 80 centimeters. There are 1,300 families affected.

Then in Kedung Boto Village, the water level ranges from 10 to 60 centimeters. About 750 families are affected in the village.

"Then the flood also dampened the village of Cangkring Malang with water levels between 20 and 50 centimeters. In this village there were 1,035 affected families," said Striyo.

In addition, the flood also submerged several villages in Gempol District, namely Gempol, Kejampanan, and Legok Villages. While the flood in Sidoarjo Regency, submerged Tanggulangin District and Porong District.

In Tanggulangin Subdistrict, the flood inundated Kedung Banteng Village with a water level of 10-28 centimeters. Then in Banjarasri Village, the water level is approximately 10-17 centimeters, Banjarpanji Village is 10-17 centimeters, and Kalitengah R Village is approximately 7 centimeters.

In Porong District, floods inundated Kesambi Village with a water level of approximately 10-20 centimeters. Then Pesawahan Village, Pamotan Village and Gedang Village were flooded.

"BPBD East Java also dispatched TRC to Pasuruan Regency to assist the handling process. We also provide logistical support in the form of basic food packages," said Satriyo.