Bengawan Solo River Overflows, A Number Of Hamlets In Sragen Are Flooded

Floods in Sidoharjo District, Sragen Regency, Central Java, Sunday (10/3/2024). ANTARA/HO-Camat Sidoharjo.

JATENG - A number of hamlets in Sidoharjo District, Central Java (Central Java) were submerged in water due to the overflow of the Bengawan Solo River on Saturday, March 9 evening.

Sidoharjo Sub-district Head Dwi Cahyono said the water had been seen rising since Saturday, March 9 evening due to the overflow of the Mukung River.

"When the flow of the Mukung river began to recede, the Bengawan Solo flow rose so that the villages on the banks of Bengawan Solo were submerged," he said in Central Java Sragen on Sunday, March 10, which was confiscated by Antara.

As of this afternoon the water has not completely receded. In fact, the water level is still in the range of 50 cm in Sribit Village and around 60-70 cm in Pandak Village.

He said that in Sribit Village there were two hamlets that were flooded, namely Dukuh Miwung and Dukuh Pandak. Meanwhile, in Pandak Village, floods occurred in Ngelo Hamlet.

Although the flood is still inundating residential areas, he said, until now no residents have wanted to be evacuated.

"Currently, residents do not want to be evacuated, the reason is because there are still many families there. In addition, their houses have not been submerged high so they do not want to be evacuated," he said.

However, officers from the Central Java Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) and boat equipment remained on standby in the inundated area.

"They are on standby if residents want to evacuate or want to leave the village," he said.

One of the other areas that was also flooded was in Sragen District.

The Sragen Heru sub-district head said that due to the overflowing river, the water submerged Tangkil Village and Kedungupit Village.

According to him, for the village of Tangkil, water submerged Dukuh Gabusan and Tugu. In fact, in the two dukuh the water entered the residents' houses.

His party noted that there were 15 houses in Dukuh Gabusan and 54 houses in Dukuh Tugu that were submerged in water.

Similar to in Sidoharjo, residents in the two hamlets did not want to be evacuated.

Meanwhile, in Kedungupit Village, floods hit Dukuh Pelang and Prayunan. He said that in Hamlet Prayunan the water submerged more rice fields.