JAKARTA - The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Sumbawa Regency, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), stated that the flash floods in Sumbawa Regency were partly caused by illegal logging activities.
"A lot of barren land is due to illegal logging", said the Chief Executive of the Sumbawa Regency BPBD, Muhammad Nurhidayat, as reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, April 5.
He said that in barren lands the ability to absorb and retain water is low.
Nurhidayat said that the safety conditions of cliffs and embankments in river basins and river sedimentation have made flooding worse.
Flash floods hit the Sumbawa Regency area on Tuesday April 4, following a sudden high-intensity rain.
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According to the Operations Control Center for the Sumbawa Regency BPBD, the flash flood washed away 12 houses and submerged 34 houses and affected at least 208 families consisting of 829 people in 13 villages in five sub-districts.
In addition, flash floods were reported to have washed away the mill factory building, damaged 27 hectares of rice fields ready for harvest, inundated 99 hectares of rice fields, and submerged three cars.
According to reports from residents submitted to BPBD, the flash floods that came so quickly also caused a number of livestock to die.
However, the disaster did not cause any casualties.
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