1.2 Meters Flood Submerges Residents' Houses In Bogor Regency

Floods at BPI, West Cilebut Village, Bogor Regency, West Java, Friday, July 15, evening. (Between)

BOGOR - The Bumi Pesanggrahan Indah (BPI) housing in West Cilebut Village, Bogor Regency, West Java, was flooded with a water level of about 1.2 meters on Friday, July 15, evening.

"It's a pity that those who have babies trapped in their houses can't get out either because the water on the roads is very high," said one resident, Sony Prasetyo in Cilebut, Bogor, Saturday, July 16, morning.

According to him, the location began to be flooded when heavy rain occurred at 17.15 WIB. However, this time the rainfall was higher than usual, so in less than half an hour the puddles had entered the house.

Sony said many residents were confused about what to do when the water level continued to rise. Because, at that time there was no handling from the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPB) officers.

"As complex as being trapped, you can't get out, the water on the road is high and rising. The water is getting higher, the electricity must also go out," said Sony.

Until 20.00 WIB, the water level in the BPI Housing continued to rise to 1.2 meters, but in several blocks in front of the housing the water level began to recede.

Sony explained that the puddle of water gradually receded in the Cilebut BPI Housing as the rain subsided at the flooded location.

He had reported the incident to BPBD Bogor Regency, but at that time BPBD officers were busy handling disasters in several other areas, because several reports came in at the same time.

Meanwhile, based on the Antara report, the Bogor Regency BPBD reported that heavy rains that occurred on Friday evening, July 15, caused many disasters in the area. Thus, all BPBD personnel are deployed to carry out disaster management.

"All BPBD Rapid Response Teams with complete fleets spread to several flood points and prioritize the handling of victims who are trapped," wrote the Instagram account @bpbdkabbogor.