Floods And Longsor Occurred Simultaneously In Karyamukti Cianjur Village, 3 Heavy Damaged Houses No Mental Victims

One of the three houses damaged in Gunung Padang Village, Karyamukti Village, Campaka, Cianjur, West Java, was heavily damaged by landslides and floods, Monday (12/9/2022). (ANTARA/Ahmad Fikri).

CIANJUR - The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Cianjur, West Java, noted that three houses were heavily damaged and dozens more were threatened by floods and landslides that hit Karyamukti Village, the local district. Secretary of BPBD Cianjur Rudi Wibowo said floods and landslides hit Gunung Padang Village, Karyamukti Village, when heavy rains hit most of the Cianjur area from noon to Monday evening. Residents are advised to be alert and evacuate immediately. "Residents who were alerted immediately evacuated residents to a number of points that were considered safe from the flood range and landslides that occurred almost simultaneously. Floods as high as 20 centimeters inundated about 11 houses whose owners had already been evacuated," he said in Cianjur, Antara, Monday, September 12. Meanwhile, three houses that were heavily damaged had previously been abandoned by the owner to flee to the houses of his relatives who were far from the reach of floods and landslides, so that there were no casualties or injuries in the incident. His party alerted dozens of volunteers assisted by TNI/Polri officers to help residents to save valuables in their homes. However, only a small part of them had been evacuated temporarily, because their houses were heavily damaged by landslides, 6 people were recorded as evacuating to their relatives' homes. "We urge residents to be vigilant and evacuate immediately if they see natural signs that there will be aftershocks, especially before late at night because the rainfall since the last week has been high in the afternoon until midnight," he said. PMI field coordinator Cianjur Deni S said his party was still conducting surveillance and data collection at the disaster site that hit dozens of houses in Gunung Padang Village. Three houses were heavily damaged and uninhabitable for the time being and dozens others were threatened. "We continue to accompany and help residents clean their houses that are caught in water and mud. For tonight, we have prepared five volunteers for quick handling when aftershocks occur," he said.