18 Houses Damaged In Gayo Lues Due To Floods And Landslides

Floods and landslides in the Gayo Lues Regency, Aceh, Monday (22/4/2024). (ANTARA/HO-BPBD Gayo Lues)

JAKARTA - The Aceh Disaster Management Agency (BPBA) said as many as 18 houses in Gayo Lues Regency, Aceh, suffered minor to severe damage due to floods and landslides triggered by high-intensity rain in the area.

Acting Head of BPBA Fadmi Ridwan, in Banda Aceh, Monday, said that floods and landslides occurred on Sunday (21/4) at around 19.45 WIB. This incident occurred due to high-intensity rain in the Gayo Lues area.

"Floods and landslides occurred in Uyem Berring Village, Tripe Jaya District, and Badak Uken Village, Dabun Pulet District," said Fadmi.

He explained that the floods and landslides caused dozens of houses to be damaged. In Tripa Jaya District, 12 houses were heavily damaged, two houses were slightly damaged, and SD Negeri 3 and one mosque unit was flooded.

Meanwhile, in Dabun Pusang District, there are four lightly damaged houses and the district road is still cut off and six points of transportation cannot be passed at Gayo Lues.

"The last condition is that until now the road is still cut off," said Fadmi.

He added that BPBD Gayo Lues had dispatched officers to help the community clean up flood materials, clean wood and landslides to Southwest Aceh Regency (Abdya) and set up refugee tents.

"The victims were affected by 18 families, refugees fled to the homes of relatives and refugee tents. There were no casualties in this incident," he said.