Worried For The Susulant Disaster, 31 Residents In South OKU, South Sumatra, Stay In Refugee Places

The flood victims in South OKU cleaned up the remaining mud that was carried away by the flood so that the house could be occupied again, Monday. (ANTARA

OKU - Dozens of flood victims in Batu City Village, Warkuk Ranau Selatan District, South Ogan Komering Ulu (OKU) Regency, South Sumatra Province are still staying in refugee camps for fear of further disasters. "Since the floods hit residential areas on Sunday morning until now there are still around 31 residents who have survived in refugee camps," said Head of the Preparedness Section of the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of South OKU Regency, Heri in Muaradua, Antara, Monday, November 14. Dozens of residents were conditioned to have fled using several study rooms at SMA Negeri 1 Ranau Selatan until the weather conditions were declared completely safe. This is done to anticipate further disasters so that floods do not cause casualties. "Most of the residents are currently still cleaning up the mud that was carried away by the flood in their respective homes so that it could be occupied again," he said. Previously, as many as 600 houses in Batu City Village, Warkuk Ranau Selatan District, South OKU Regency were flooded due to the high rainfall intensity that occurred last Sunday at around 04.00 WIB. Flood disasters also damaged a number of public facilities, there were even five houses in the village that were carried by heavy flood currents. "Thank God there were no casualties due to the flood," he said. Although there were no casualties, he said, the flood disaster with a water level of between 50 centimeters and one meter caused most of the victims to be evacuated to the highlands. "Many residents we evacuated to safe places to anticipate further flooding so as not to cause casualties," he said. He appealed to all people in the area to remain vigilant in facing further disasters because it is predicted that the intensity of high rainfall will still hit South OKU for the next few days. To anticipate further disasters, the South OKU BPBD has established a disaster management post at the flood site so that natural disasters can be overcome as early as possible. BPBD OKU has also deployed dozens of personnel and assisted by volunteers to carry out patrols to monitor the current situation, especially in areas prone to natural disasters in the area. "We are also coordinating and analyzing weather developments from the BMKG to ensure that OKU Regency is safe from natural disasters," he said.