138 Families In Sukamulya Purwakarta Affected By Landslides Refuge On Elementary School Courts

Photo Archives - Officers check landslides in Purwakarta Regency. (ANTARA/HO Purwakarta Regency Government)

PURWAKARTA - Heavy rains that caused landslides affected 138 families in Sukamulya Village, Tegalwaru District, Purwakarta Regency, West Java Province. The landslide took place on Thursday, December 4. "The landslide location is right at the foot of Mount Anaga, Tegalwaru District," said Head of the Purwakarta Regency Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Heryadi Erlan when contacted in Purwakarta, Antara, Friday, December 5. Residents whose houses were affected by landslides took refuge in the courtyard of the Sukamulya State Elementary School or relatives' houses. According to him, 94 families fled to relatives' homes because their houses were affected by landslides. The Purwakarta Regency BPBD has dispatched a rapid reaction team to the disaster site to help residents affected by landslides. "After there is a report, we immediately respond and immediately send members to the location to carry out further evacuation and handling," said Erlan. According to him, BPBD has also distributed food aid to residents whose houses were affected by landslides in Sukamulya Village. He said that the area around the foot of Mount Anaga was classified as prone to soil movement.

"Currently, extreme weather, the intensity of rainfall is very high, so residents in this village need to be evacuated to avoid unwanted things," he said.