Floods Hit 9 Villages In South Lampung, BPBD Reminds Uncertain Extreme Weather Until April 2023

Illustration. Floods inundated Kalibalau Kencana Village, Peace, Bandar Lampung, Wednesday 5 August 2020. (ANTARA-Ardiansyah)

At least nine villages spread across five sub-districts in South Lampung Regency were surrounded by floods and landslides which caused dozens of houses in the village to be damaged.

"Heavy rain and strong winds hit South Lampung from Wednesday (8 March) afternoon to Thursday (9 March) at around 09.00 WIB," said Head of the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), South Lampung Regency, Heri Bastian in Kalianda Friday, March 10, confiscated by Antara.

He said that currently the condition of the water that submerged several houses and roads in Katibung District had gradually shrunk.

Heri said the natural disaster had an impact on community settlements. "The damage caused by floods and landslides in nine villages from five sub-districts, namely one house was heavily damaged by landslides, nine houses were threatened with landslides, 252 houses were flooded, one bridge collapsed or broke. (permanent type), one bridge was washed away (wood bridge)," he said.

A total of nine villages affected by the flood were Rangai Tri Tunggal Village, Tarahan, Tanjung Ratu Village, Baru Ranji Village, Bandaragung Village, Mekarmulya Village, Baliagun Village, and Kalirejo Village.

Of the nine villages affected by the flood, five sub-districts were spread over, namely Katibung, Merbau Mataram, Sragi, Palas District, and Candipuro District.

According to him, until now there have been no casualties due to floods and landslides.

Efforts to handle that have been carried out by going to the location to evacuate and collect data on damage and coordinate with sub-district government officials and village officials in handling and collecting data on the impact of disasters.

He appealed to the public to be more alert to further disasters. "The potential for further disasters is in accordance with the BMKG's advice that this uncertain extreme weather can last until April 2023," he said.