BMKG Predicts Heavy Rain Still Flushed Cisarua, Which Is In The Middle Of Floods

Landslide in Cisarua (Photo: BNPB Public Relations)

JAKARTA - Flash floods and landslides have hit the Gunung Mas tea plantation, Tugu Selatan Village, Cisarua, Bogor since this morning due to heavy rains.

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) predicts that high-intensity rain at this location will still occur for the next three days.

"The weather prospects for the next three days, the potential for moderate to heavy rain is still detected in the Gunung Mas Tea Plantation area, Cisarua District, Bogor, West Java," said Head of the Climatology Station of BMKG Bogor, Abdul Mutholib in his statement, Tuesday, January 19.

Abdul said, the West Java region in January to February 2021 is also predicted to experience the peak rainy season period, so it is necessary to be aware of the potential for extreme weather.

These extreme weather conditions include heavy rain which can be accompanied by lightning or lightning and strong winds, tornadoes, or light rain to ongoing, which is prone to potentially causing flash floods.

"The public is urged to remain vigilant and careful about the potential for extreme weather to cause hydrometeorological disasters and the impacts it can cause, such as floods, flash floods, puddles, strong winds, fallen trees, and slippery roads," he explained.

For information, there was rain with high intensity in Tugu Selatan Village, Cisarua District, Bogor Regency at 10:00 WIB today. As a result, landslides from mountains and flash floods were inevitable. A total of 900 people were affected by the flood.

The floods and landslides caused trees to fall and closed the access roads for residents so that the location of the flash floods was isolated. A total of 134 families with a total of 474 people must be evacuated from the location of the incident to avoid further flash floods.

Based on the analysis of atmospheric dynamics conditions, BMKG said that the rain cloud growth process at the time of the incident was triggered by unstable atmospheric conditions, and supported by anomalous conditions of sea surface temperature which is still warm.

Then, there is an area of wind deceleration that passes through the West Java region. A number of these factors increase the potential for rain cloud growth which results in quite high rainfall conditions. The impact, triggered river water overflow and resulted in flooding around river basins in West Java.