Flood Accompanied By Mud From The Hills Submerging Kuta Mandalika Village, Lombok

Floods in Kuta Village, the special economic area of Mandalika, Lombok (Photo via ANTARA)

MATARAM - Floods accompanied by mud descending from the hills hit Kuta and Mertak Villages, Mandalika Special Economic Zone, Central Lombok Regency, NTB.

"The information we received was that the height of the flood had reached the waist of an adult," said the Head of the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD NTB Zainal Arifin, quoted by Antara, Saturday, January 30.

He said that flooding due to high rainfall from day to night also made the bridge connecting Kuta-Mataram impassable. Because the torrent of water fell from the top of the hills.

Areas affected by banji, 12 hamlets in Kuta Village, namely Emate Hamlet, Mong 1, Merendeng, Engalung, Kuta 1, Kuta 2, Kuta 3, Duplicate 1, Duplicate 2, Ujung Lauk, Relocation HPL 94, Ketapang, Baturiti, and Bunut which is the location for the construction of the MotoGP circuit.

There are eight hamlets that were affected by flooding in Mertak Village, namely Montong Denong, Serenang, Pako, Mertak, Bumbang, Batu Goleng, Takar-Akar, and Awang hamlets.

Until now, there have been no reports of casualties or the number of residents affected by the flood.

The Central Lombok Regency BPBD team has gone down to the location to collect data and at the same time help residents whose houses are flooded with mud mixed with water.