500 People Refuge, Nine Districts Affected By Floods And Landslides In Manado City

Landslides in Manado City (doc. BNPB)

JAKARTA - The high intensity of rain causes floods and landslides in Manado City, North Sulawesi. As many as nine sub-districts and 33 sub-districts in Manado City have been affected by floods and landslides.

It is known that high-intensity rain since Saturday January 16, afternoon has resulted in an unstable soil structure. The recorded water level reaches 50 to 300 cm.

"This incident caused five people to die, one person is still in search and 500 people are displaced who are still in the process of collecting data," he said.

Head of the BNPB Disaster Data, Information and Communication Center, Raditya Jati, in his official statement, Sunday, January 17.

A number of districts affected by this incident include Tikala District, Paal Dua District, Malalayang District, Sario District, Bunaken District, Tuminting District, Mapanget District, Singkil District and Wenang District.

"The Operations Control Center for the National Disaster Management Agency reported material losses, namely two houses were heavily damaged and 10 houses were moderately damaged,"

The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of North Sulawesi Province and Manado City conducted rapid assessments and evacuations with SAR, TNI / Polri, communities and volunteers. In addition, the Manado City BPBD also provided ready-to-eat food assistance to the refugees.

Floods in Manado City (doc. BNPB)

Although, the Manado City BPBD is monitoring the current floods that have gradually receded. Based on the monitoring of the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), the weather in Manado City and its surroundings still has the potential to experience moderate to heavy rain which can be accompanied by lightning.

BNPB urges the public to remain alert and alert in the midst of the rainy season which will occur in a number of areas until February 2021. The public can monitor weather forecast information through BMKG and check potential disasters around the area through InaRisk.