Parigi Moutong Flash Flood Victims, Central Sulawesi Will Be Relocated

A resident moves in front of his house which was still filled with pieces of wood that were swept away by a flash flood in Torue Village, Parigi Moutong Regency, Central Sulawesi, Monday (1/8/2022). ANTARA/Moh Ridwan

JAKARTA - Head of the Emergency Division of the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Central Sulawesi Province Andi Sembiring said flood victims in Parigi Moutong Regency with damaged houses were immediately relocated.

Residents who will be relocated with the criteria that their houses are heavily damaged or lost due to the brunt of the flash flood.

"The governor's priority was to immediately relocate the residents who were directly affected, in this case the houses were heavily damaged or lost to make independent temporary shelters," Andi said in an online Disaster Briefing reported by ANTARA, Monday, August 1.

Andi explained that as many as 51 houses were heavily damaged and missing. Therefore, the local government held a coordination meeting to find a location for relocation.

In addition, a survey was also carried out at 10 river points that have the potential to flood and have a direct impact on the Torue Village area and a survey of the location of temporary shelter preparation.

The joint search team, said Andi, is currently searching for missing victims to neighboring villages.

"The joint SAR has made maximum efforts to carry out sweeps to neighboring villages. Indeed, the obstacles experienced in the coastal waters of this village are due to the large number of flood materials in the form of wood and other materials," he said.

The flash flood also damaged two public facilities, a health facility, a prayer room, SPAM (drinking water supply system), clean water pipelines, and a fish auction place were hit by floods.