Sukabumi Residents' House Dihantam Longsoran Tebing With A Height Of 10 Meters Imbas Rain Burst For 2 Days

Officers stood in front of the house damaged due to landslides in Cikopeng Village, Simpenan, Sukabumi, West Java on Thursday, February 16, 2023. (ANTARA/Aditya Rohman)

SUKABUMI - A resident's house unit in Cikopeng Village, Sukabumi Regency, was buried by a landslide of 10 meters high cliffs.

Landslides hit Sukabumi after heavy rains that fell from Wednesday, February 15 evening to Thursday, February 16, 2023.

"There were no casualties in the disaster that occurred in Kampung. Cikopeng, RT 05, RW 17, Cidadap Village, Simpenan District," said Simpenan District Disaster Management Officer (P2BK), Dandi Sulaeman, in Sukabumi, Thursday, February 16, confiscated by Antara.

According to information gathered from P2BK Simpenan, landslides occurred during heavy rains causing cliffs as high as 10 meters with a length of about 13 meters behind the settlements of the residents of Cikopeng to subside.

As a result, a house inhabited by four people was buried on the back until the middle of the house. Luckily, the occupants of the house were able to save themselves so that there were no casualties.

In addition to destroying one house, the cliff subsidence with a height of 2 meters and a width of three meters also threatened one resident's house. According to Dandi, residents whose houses were damaged have been evacuated to the homes of their closest relatives.

Until now, officers from the Simpenan District Leadership Coordination Forum (Forkopimcam) are still working with residents to clean up the remains of damaged houses and avalanche materials.

"We are still on standby at the scene of the incident in anticipation of further disasters and have coordinated with the relevant agencies to immediately send emergency assistance," he added.

Residents are advised to remain vigilant, especially those living around cliffs or slopes or riverbanks, because the weather conditions are quite extreme.

Even the weather forecast from the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) of heavy rain accompanied by strong winds still has the potential to occur in the southern region of Sukabumi Regency.