Jembatan Terusak, 15 Anak Hanyut Terbawa Arus Banjir Di Desa Karang Agung OKU

Jembatan Putus (ANTARA)

The high intensity of rainfall that occurred on Friday, February 16 starting at 10.00 WIB until early morning submerged hundreds of houses in various areas in Ogan Komering Ulu (OKU) Regency, South Sumatra. A total of 15 children in Karang Agung Village, West Baturaja District, were swept away by the flood current while crossing a suspension bridge in a local village. The suspension bridge in Karang Agung Village was broken by the overflowing current of the Ogan River, which almost claimed lives. The manager of the OKU Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Pusdalops, Gunalfi in Baturaja, Saturday, said all the victims were rescued. "As a result, when the bridge broke up, there were residents who were children who were passing by and fell and were dragged several meters into the river," he said, quoted from ANTARA. Luckily, he said, dozens of victims were rescued by local residents using makeshift tools so as not to cause casualties. "Especially for the Karang Agung Village area, there were also a number of damage to public facilities such as mosques and village offices that were flooded with water levels reaching 80 centimeters," he said.

In addition, several areas in West Baturaja District were also flooded, such as the Tanjung Karangan area where access to the Sumatra Cross Road was flooded with water reaching 1 meter until it had disrupted the traffic flow in the area. Currently, the OKU BPBD team is still conducting a review at the flood site to help evacuate residents to the highlands so that there are no casualties due to the natural disaster. "Until now, flooding in several areas has begun to recede. Based on the results of the data collection, there are 536 houses of OKU Regency residents affected by flooding with a height of up to 1 meter," he said.