Floods In South Sulawesi From Makassar To Pangkep

Puddles in Makassar City (ANTARA)

MAKASSAR - Heavy rains that flushed South Sulawesi resulted in a number of districts / cities being flooded.

The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPPD) of South Sulawesi received reports of four districts / cities that were flooded, namely Makassar City, Jeneponto Regency, Maros, Pangkep.

"While we are recording, there are several reports coming in, now today it is in the Bangkala area, Jeneponto Regency,

water is overflowing on National Roads and on Jalan Jeneponto Regency, there are Maros, Pangkep and Makassar City Regencies, "Head of South Sulawesi's Prevention and Preparedness (BPBD) Edy Jp told reporters, Wednesday, March 10.

BPBD South Sulawesi has increased coordination to several areas to anticipate flood victims. A number of tents and rubber boats were also prepared.

"For emergency response, BPBD has prepared rubber boats and other tents for the evacuation of disaster victims. All preparedness has been prepared for all those involved in related matters," he said.

Meanwhile, Hanafi Hamzah, Head of the Data and Information Division of the Center for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Region IV - Makassar, said that the rainfall in South Sulawesi was categorized as heavy.

"From the data from Balai IV, the amount of rainfall is 201 MM, this is included in the category, which is very heavy. So in the next 1-2 days, weather patterns like this may still occur," said the Head of the Data and Information Division of the Center for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Region IV - Makassar, Hanafi Hamzah.

People in low-lying areas are asked to anticipate flooding.

"The western, southern part starts from the border of Barru Pangkep Maros Makassar, Gowa Takalar, Jeneponto," he said.