Landslides Damaged 12 Houses In Cibadak Sukabumi, No Casualties, Affected Residents Refuge

Heavy rains caused landslides and damaged at least 12 houses in Cibatulir Village, Sekarwangi Village, Cibadak District, Sukabumi Regency, West Java Province, Wednesday (24/1/2024). (ANTARA/Aditya Rohman)

SUKABUMI - Landslides on Wednesday morning damaged 12 houses in Cibatulir Village, Sekarwangi Village, Cibadak District, Sukabumi Regency, West Java Province. Sekarwangi Village Head Abeng Baenuri said residents whose houses were affected by landslides due to heavy rains that had fallen since Wednesday morning had to evacuate. "There were no casualties in the landslide disaster incident in RT 01/11 Sekarwangi Village," said Abeng in Sukabumi, Wednesday, January 24. Abeng received information about the incident of ground movement in Cibatuhilir Village at around 06.30 WIB and went straight to the scene. After arriving at the location, he found that several bamboo clumps were tilted. He then appealed to residents whose houses were around the cliffs to flee to a safe place. Not long after, the land in the cliff area collapsed and hit people's houses. Initially there were 10 houses that were hit by landslides, but the number then increased to 12 houses. "In addition, the four houses that were under the cliff and one direction with avalanches began to be threatened. However, we urge the occupants not to stay indoors," said Abeng. "We urge residents not to approach the disaster site, because until now small landslides are still happening," he said. He said that officers were already in the area around the landslide location, but could not help evacuate items from houses affected by landslides for fear of further landslides. According to the Public Relations of the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Sukabumi Regency, Sandra Fitria, so far there are 12 houses that were heavily damaged due to landslides in Cibatulir Village. Residents whose houses were affected by landslides, according to him, had fled to relatives or neighbors' homes.

BPBD appealed to residents to remain vigilant and stay away from areas where the land is prone to landslides.