Tidal Waves In Manado Overflow Into Mantos And Megamas, Garbage Is Swept Away

Kawasan Megamas Manado (Instagram koko_carlo)

JAKARTA - Extreme waves occurred on the coast of Manado, North Sulawesi. Sea water overflowed onto roads in several locations in the coastal area.

"The tidal flooding was caused by tidal waves," said the official Sam Ratulangi Meteorological Station, Manado, Lydia Monika, confirmed by VOI, Sunday, January 17 evening.

Videos of sea water entering the streets were shared on social media including the Instagram account koko_carlo. The video of sea water with a large amount of garbage was reported to have occurred in the Megamas Manado area.

Sea water also enters Manado Town Square (Mantos). The Megamas and Mantos areas are both near the beach. There is also a video showing sea waves crashing in the Manado Kalimas Tourism Pier.

BMKG delivered an analysis of extreme waves in the waters of North Sulawesi as of 17 January. This analysis was issued by the Bitung Meteorological Station, North Sulawesi, which has the authority to issue wave analysis and early warning.

In the analysis of the InaWAVE model on January 17, the wave heights in North Sulawesi waters ranged from 2.5– 4 meters or were included in the Rough Seas category.

"At 19.00 WITA in the waters north of North Sulawesi, there was a tide of 2.3 meters. This resulted in an increase in wave height on the north coast of North Sulawesi, "the Bitung Meteorological Station reported.

Strong winds and high waves will continue until tomorrow, Monday, January 18th and will gradually decline.