Thousands Of Houses In Karawang Were Submerged By Floods

Floods in one of the villages of Karawang/ANTARA/HO-BPBD Karawang Regency

The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Karawang Regency, West Java, noted that thousands of housing units were flooded following the high rainfall that has occurred in the area in recent days.

"We recorded that 1,452 houses were flooded," said Head of Emergency and Logistics Division of BPBD KarawangFerry Muharam Regency, quoted by ANTARA, Friday, March 15.

In accordance with the records of the Karawang BPBD 1,452 houses that were flooded were spread across 15 villages out of 10 sub-districts.

He said more than five thousand people were affected by the flood, and hundreds of them fled to safer places, such as at village offices and others.

Those who fled because of the water level that submerged their houses up to more than one meter high.

According to him, the flooding that occurred in the Karawang area was due to the high rainfall that lasted for the last few days.

In addition, flooding was also triggered by the overflow of several river water in the Karawang area such as the Cibeet river and the Citarum river.

Ferry appealed to people who were flooded to immediately evacuate to safer places. Because currently the weather still tends to rain which has the potential for heavy rain.

Meanwhile, the worst flooding occurred in Karangligar Village, Telukjambe Barat District. The water level around the village reaches 1-2 meters. Residents were forced to flee to a safer place.

Floods around Karangligar Village, caused by the overflow of the Cibeet and Citarum rivers.

Now the Karawang BPBD Task Force is still on standby at locations affected by the flood to anticipate the wider flood.