Jalan Liaison 3 Desa Di Purbalingga Terdepat

Karangmoncol Police officers installed a police line around the collapsed road section in Baleraksa Village, Karangmoncol District, Purbalingga Regency, Thursday (30/11/2023) night. ANTARA/HO-Polsek Karangmoncol

PURBALINGGA - The road that connects three villages in Purbalingga Regency, Central Java was cut off due to subsidence during heavy rains on Thursday (30/11) evening.

"The collapsed road section is part of the Baleraksa Village area, Karangmoncol District," said Karangmoncol Police Chief Inspector of Police Satu Amirudi, quoted by ANTARA, Friday, December 1.

He said the collapsed road length reached 20 meters with a width of 3 meters and a depth of 50 centimeters, so vehicles could not pass.

He explained that the road connects Dukuh Sampangan, Tamansari Village, Brobahan Hamlet, Baleraksa Village, and Kalisinga Hamlet, Kramat Village. The area is in Karangmoncol District.

His party has installed a police line around the subsidence location so that vehicles do not pass to prevent accidents.

His party has also coordinated with the Coordination Forum for the Head of the Karangmoncol District and other relevant agencies, including the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Purbalingga Regency, in the context of handling the subsidence road section.

"We also urge people in the Karangmoncol District to be aware of the potential for natural disasters considering heavy rains and strong winds still often occur," he said.

On a separate occasion, Head of the BMKG Technician Group of the Tunggul Wulung Meteorological Station, Cilacap Teguh Wardoyo, appealed to people in southern Central Java and central Central Java mountains, such as Cilacap, Banyumas, Purbalingga, and Banjarnegara Regencies to be aware of the potential for hydrometeorological disasters because rain with moderate to heavy intensity still has the potential to occur.

"Now it has entered the rainy season, so there is the potential for hydrometeorological disasters, such as floods, landslides, and tornadoes. Therefore, people are advised to always be vigilant when heavy rains occur," he said.