Opening Isolated Areas Due To Landslides, Mamuju Regency Government Deploys 4 Heavy Equipment

The isolated area was caused by floods accompanied by landslides in Kalukku District, West Sulawesi (Sulbar). (Antara)

WEST SULAWESI - The Mamuju Regency Government (Pemkab) deployed heavy equipment to open an isolated area due to flooding and landslides in Kalukku District, West Sulawesi (Sulbar).

"The Mamuju Regency Government deployed four heavy equipment to remove stones and piles of wood and mud that blocked access to a number of village roads in Kalukku District," said the Head of the Mamuju Regency Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), Taslim Sukirno, in Mamuju, as quoted from Antara, Tuesday 18 October.

According to him, the Mamuju Regency Government is trying to open the road as soon as possible so that public access can run smoothly again.

"The Provincial Government of West Sulawesi has also worked to distribute basic necessities to meet the needs of hundreds of families in isolated areas," he said.

Acting Governor of West Sulawesi Akmal Malik has also asked the West Sulawesi Provincial Government and Mamuju Regency Government to handle isolated areas due to flooding in Kalukku District that occurred on Tuesday, October 11.

He said the isolated areas were in the Pammulukang Village and Sondoang Village, Kalukku District, which had to be opened as soon as possible.

Akmal also asked the public to remain vigilant because extreme weather has the potential to cause hydrometeorological disasters such as floods and landslides.

Data from the BPBD of West Sulawesi Province recorded that four houses in Sondoang Village, three houses in South Sinyonyoi Village, and one house in Pammulukan Village were swept away by the flood.

The West Sulawesi BPBD also noted that a number of schools, health centers, village offices, houses of worship, and a number of public service facilities were damaged by the flood.

In addition, as many as 1,625 houses were damaged and as many as 5,271 people were handled by the Mamuju Regency Government as refugees.

Floods in Kalukku Sub-district, apart from cutting off road access for a number of villages, also damaged the community's plantation and agricultural areas.