Floods Hit Three Villages In Central Sulawesi, As A Result, One Died And 2 Missing

Floods hit three villages in the Parigi Moutong area, Central Sulawesi (Sulteng), Sunday, June 23, at 04.38 WITA

SULAWESI - Floods hit three villages in the Parigi Moutong area, Central Sulawesi (Sulteng), Sunday, June 23, at 04.38 WITA. As a result, one person was killed and two were declared missing.

Head of the BNPB Disaster Data, Information and Communication Center, Abdul Muhari, said that 120 kekurga (KK) coconuts were affected by the flood disaster.

"As many as three residents of Sibalago Village were reported to have died, consisting of one person died and two others were missing," Abdul said in his statement, Sunday, June 23.

Abdul said the cause of this flood was due to the high intensity of rain, causing the water in the river to overflow.

The Sibalago Village, which is located in the upstream area, has been severely affected by the overflowing river water. River water mixed with mud hit residential areas and damaged a bridge unit connecting villages," he said

Based on data received by BNPB on Sunday (23/6) at 11.00 WIB, there were several residents of Sibalago Village who were forced to evacuate at the local Village Hall. This happened because many residents' houses suffered serious damage due to the flood.

Until this afternoon, the rain had started to subside and the water level had begun to recede. The joint team carried out emergency handling in the form of evacuation of affected residents as well as search and rescue operations for victims who were reported missing," he said.

On his occasion, Abduk appealed to Central Sulawesi residents to always be aware of the risk of further disasters. This is known based on information from the Mateorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) which issued an early warning of the potential for heavy rain.

"We urge Central Sulawesi residents to always be aware of the risk of further disasters," he said.