BPBD Kudus Notes Losses Due To Capai Floods Rp. 141.79 Billion

A number of residents were crossing the floodwaters that occurred in Kudus Regency, Central Java, some time ago. (ANTARA/Akhmad Nazaruddin Lathif)

The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Kudus Regency, Central Java, noted that material losses due to natural disasters ranging from floods and landslides that occurred during early 2023 were estimated at Rp. 141.79 billion. "Untuk kerugian akibat banjir mencapai Rp141,47 miliar dan tanah longsor sebesar Rp315,5 juta," kata Kepala Pelaksana Harian BPBD Kabupaten Kudus Mundir di Kudus, Antara, Rabu, 18 Januari. Landslides occurred several times in Dawe and Gebog sub-districts, impacting road access for residents covered by landslide materials. The impact of the loss due to damage to residents' houses amounting to Rp315 million, while losses due to damaged talut are estimated at Rp585,000. He said the most losses were from the impact of flooding, especially from inundation in agricultural areas covering an area of 8,637 hectares spread over a number of sub-districts. "As a result of the provisional calculation, the potential loss due to the flood inundation reached Rp. 139.84 billion," he said. For buildings damaged by the flood, BPBD Kudus noted seven houses, one of which was lightly damaged and six others were heavily damaged with a loss value of Rp260 million. Damage also occurred to the talut with a length of up to thousands of square meters, including a road with a length of about 100 meters with a loss value of IDR 1.3 billion. Floods that have occurred in Kudus Regency have been recorded since early January 2023, which hit 32 villages spread across five sub-districts, including Mejobo District spread across nine villages, Jati (4), Undaan (7), Kaliwungu (7), and Jekulo (5). The number of residents affected by the flood who fled reached 1,128 people with 11 evacuation places.