Hundreds of Houses Are Flooded In Majalengka

West Java Majalengka Flood (photo via ANTARA)

MAJALENGKA - Hundreds of houses in five villages, Majalengka district, West Java were flooded. Floods occur when heavy rains occurred.

"There are hundreds of houses that have been flooded in five villages", said Head of Emergency Department of the Majalengka Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Rezza Permana in Majalengka, quoted by Antara, Monday, February 8.

Rezza said that the five villages that were flooded were located in three sub-districts, namely Kertajati, Ligung, and Jatitujuh Districts.

According to him, this time the flood occurred in a few blocks, where the water level varied, from 40 centimeters to one meter.

"The height of the water that submerged the residents' houses ranged from 40 centimeters to one meter", he said.

The flood that occurred in Majalengka was due to high and long rainfall so that the water cannot be accommodated by the river flow.

Not only floods, the rain that occurred also caused landslides in Maja and Pajajar Villages. Currently, the team from the Regional Disaster Management Agency Majalengka district is still collecting data.

"We are also still recording natural disasters caused by high-intensity rain", he said.