Extreme Weather In Lebak, 208 Houses Reportedly Flooded

Illustration of floods (ANTARA)

RANGKASBITUNG - The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Lebak Regency recorded as many as 208 houses and two Islamic boarding schools were flooded due to extreme weather heavy rain accompanied by strong winds and lightning / lightning on Sunday 15 April. "We are currently conducting a review of flooded areas," said Head of the Emergency and Logistics Section of the Lebak Regency BPBD, Agust Riza Faisal, quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday 16 April. Communities that were flooded in a number of villages in Sajira and Rangkasbitung sub-districts resulted in 208 houses and two Islamic boarding schools being flooded with heights between 30-80 centimeters. In addition, there were also 5 units of houses affected by landslides, but fortunately the natural disasters did not cause any casualties. The Lebak BPBD is currently reviewing the location to see the level of damage to residents' houses due to heavy rainfall accompanied by strong winds and lightning for 2 hours. "We together with the local Social Service have distributed logistics to reduce the economic burden of people affected by natural disasters," he explained. He said., his party is now is is is is issuing early warnings of bad weather alerts to reduce the risk of disasters. BPBD Lebak maps 15 sub-districts in this area into the category of natural disaster-prone areas, such as floods, landslides, ground movements, tornadoes, high waves and tsunami potentials. Therefore, BPBD Lebak Regency appealed to the public to remain vigilant in case of heavy rainfall accompanied by strong winds and lightning. "We hope that bad weather does not cause natural disasters," he explained. Meanwhile, a number of residents of Margaluyu Village, Sajira District, Lebak Regency, said that they, the people here who were flooded up to ten families of families have returned to their homes after the flood.

The flood here was caused by the overflow of the Cibeurih River after being hit by heavy rain accompanied by strong winds and lightning, Sunday (14/4) lasted for 2 hours. "The flood disaster that hit the residents' settlement was due to high rainfall," said Ahmad (45), a resident of Margaluyu Sajira Village, Lebak Regency.