Dark Clouds In Polewali Mandar, Murni Wati The Missing Waters Dried By The Floods Are Found Not To Be Non-Servied

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The joint SAR team managed to find missing residents as a result of being dragged by floods in Kalimbua Village, Polewali Mandar Regency, West Sulawesi Province.

"Residents who were reported missing due to being dragged by floods in Kalimbua Village, Tapango District, Polewali Mandar Regency, today were found dead," said local SAR team commander Asmar in Mamuju, Wednesday, October 19.

The resident who was dragged by a flood named Murni Wati (44) was found on Wednesday, at around 08.00 WITA at a distance of 18 nautical miles (NM) from the location of the victim reported missing in Kalimbua Village, Tapango District, Polewali Mandar Regency.

The body was immediately evacuated by the joint SAR team to the home of the family in Kalimbua Village, Tapango District, Polewali Mandar Regency.

"We conducted a five-day search, starting October 15, 2022 and today, residents who were dragged into the flood were found and then evacuated to their families' homes," Asmar said as quoted by Antara.

In addition to claiming casualties, floods and landslides that hit three sub-districts in Polewali Mandar Regency, a number of residents' houses, houses of worship, schools and public facilities were also damaged.

A total of three sub-districts were affected by floods and landslides, namely Tapango, Anreapi, and Tutar.

The worst floods and landslides occurred in Tapango District, namely in Riso Village, it was reported that one person was lost in the current, two houses were swept away and seven houses were slightly damaged.

In Kalimbua Village, nine houses were damaged and in Kurraq Village there were four houses that were also damaged.

In addition, there were also three bridges connecting villages that were damaged, several hectares of rice fields belonging to residents were damaged, one house of worship and one kindergarten / PAUD were also damaged. In the area, there were also 20 landslide points.

In Anreapi District, precisely in Komangan Village, there was one house that was damaged, while in Tutar District, precisely in Taramanu Village, there was a connecting road point between two areas that experienced landslides and closed roads which caused road access and electricity for the community to be cut off.