Floods In Bandang Musi Rawas Utara, 12,271 Houses Damaged And 51,812 Affected People

Houses and residents affected by flooding in the area of North Musi Rawas Regency (doc BNPB)

JAKARTA The flash flood, which was triggered by the high intensity of rain in the North Musi Rawas Regency, caused the water discharge of the Rupit and Rawas rivers on Tuesday last week at 07.00 WIB and there are still several areas that are still inundated to date.

"This flash flood caused five sub-districts, namely Karang Jaya District, Rugit District, Ulu Rawas District, Rawas Ilir District and Rawas Ulu District, North Musi Rawas Regency to be affected by this incident," Head of the BNPB Disaster Data, Information and Communication Center, Abdul Muhari, Tuesday 23 April.

Based on reports received by the BNPB Operations Control Center (Pusdalops), 51,812 people were recorded, 12,271 houses, 292 houses were heavily damaged, 110 houses were moderately damaged, 217 houses were lightly damaged, nine bridges were heavily damaged (broken) and 38 worship facilities were affected by this incident.

The latest conditions reported are that as many as four affected sub-districts, namely Karang Jaya District, Rugit District, Rawas Ulu District and Ulu Rawas District have begun to recede, while Rawas Ilir District is reportedly still in a flooded condition and is still under intensive monitoring by the joint team.

This incident resulted in the death of four victims, of which two residents died on Tuesday (16/4) and two residents who were reported missing since Tuesday (16/4), finally found by a joint team in a state of death, namely one resident of Pulau Kidak Village, Rawas Ulu District was found on Wednesday (17/4) and one resident of Lubuk Kumbung Village, Karang Jaya District was found on Friday (19/4) according to a report submitted by BPBD of North Musi Rawas Regency.

The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of North Musi Rawas Regency and the North Musi Rawas Regency Government and a joint cross-agency team are still conducting assessments and coordination with the sub-district officials, village officials and village officials in the affected areas to continue to monitor and record further impacts as a result of this incident.