Flood 30 Centimeters, Jember-Bondowoso Traffic Flow Total

The main route Jember - Bondowoso is jammed due to overflowing river water in Pancoran Village, Bondowoso District. Friday (17/2/2023) afternoon (ANTARA)

BONDOWOSO - The river overflow flood in Bondowoso Regency, East Java, caused the Bondowoso-Jember main route to be completely jammed due to water levels reaching more than 30 centimeters. In addition to causing the Jember-Bondowoso traffic flow to be completely jammed for about an hour, the overflowing flood of the river also submerged residential residents in Pancoran Village, Bondowoso District. "Just about 18.30 WIB the flow of Jember-Bondowoso traffic is back smoothly because the flood has recededed," said a member of the Rapid Response Team (TRC) of the Bondowoso Sulaeman Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) quoted by ANTARA, Friday, February 17. - Sukowono (Jember)," he said.Regarding the number of houses affected by the flood of river overflow in Pancoran Village, Sulaeman said, his party and other BPBD officers were still collecting data. "If the water level is around the knee of adults in Pancoran housing, but now it has gradually recededed because the rain has also begun to subside," he said. Meanwhile, in Sempol Village, Ijen District, on Friday afternoon the flash flood again hit the slopes of Mount Ijen, however, this aftershock flood was not too big as before.

However, the Sempol Village road, which previously had reached about 80 percent, was cleared of mud material, is now again filled with mud and wood material due to further flash floods. Sempol and Kalisat Village, Ijen District, on Sunday 12 February, was hit by flash floods after several hours the area was hit by heavy rain. A total of 95 houses in the two villages were submerged in mud, sand and wood as high as 60 centimeters.