CIANJUR - The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Cianjur, West Java, has relocated seven families of residents of Cikadondong Village, Cibanteng Village, Sukaresmi District.
The house of seven families was heavily damaged and almost collapsed due to the widespread movement of the land.
Secretary of BPBD Cianjur, Rudi Wibowo, said that due to the movement of land on connecting roads between villages that spanned the area, two-wheeled or four-wheeled vehicles could not be passed because they collapsed with a depth of about one meter.
"The rainfall has been quite high since the last week, making the movement that has occurred since last Wednesday continue to expand and deepen. As a result, 3 houses were threatened and 4 other houses were heavily damaged, so 7 families consisting of 26 people had to be evacuated," he said when contacted, Antara, Friday, October 28.
Dozens of people were evacuated to a place deemed safe from ground movement while waiting for the location of the relocation which would be agreed with the village government after coordinating with the Cianjur Regency Government.
His party recorded that until Friday evening, ground movement continued to spread and grew deeper.
So that the affected houses began to be vacated because they were prone to collapse and at night the owners were asked to evacuate to a safe place, especially when the rain fell heavy again with an intensity of more than two hours. "The condition of the house began to tilt and crack on the floor and walls so that it was prone to collapse," he said.
Sukaresmi Sub-district Head Abdul Latif added that the ground movement that hit Cibanteng Village had been reported to the Cianjur Regency Government and was immediately relocated because the ground movement continued to spread and deepened, so that it could threaten the safety of home owners.
"The location will use village land not far from the village of origin. Residents have agreed to be relocated in the hope of receiving assistance to rebuild their homes because their economies are on average unable to afford it," he said.
His party asked residents in a number of areas in Sukaresmi District to be alert and alert to immediately evacuate when they saw natural signs of a disaster because the rainfall was still high until the end of October, so there was the potential for natural disasters.
The connecting road between villages in Cikadondong Village, Cibanteng Village, Sukaresmi District, Cianjur, West Java, collapsed about 1 meter
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