River Hits Rain Since Morning, 5 Villages In Banggai, Central Sulawesi Are Flooded

The situation in residents' houses was flooded in Moilong District, Banggai Regency, Wednesday (10/7/2024). (ANTARA/HO-BPBD Central Sulawesi)

Central Sulawesi (Sulteng) Province's Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) mentioned five villages in three sub-districts, Banggai Regency, flooded due to high rainfall intensity. "From the reports we received, three flooded sub-districts namely Batui, Batui Selatan, and Moilong sub-districts," said Head of the Central Sulawesi Provincial BPBD Emergency and Logistics Division Andy Sembiring in Palu City, Wednesday. July 10, was confiscated by Antara. He revealed that the flood submerged residents' houses in Ondo-Ondolu Village, Batui District and Sukamaju Village in Batui Selatan District, as well as Toili Village in Karanganyar, and Saluan in Molong District. Andy explained that the flood events occurred on Wednesday 10 July morning triggered by high rainfall intensity so that the river water discharge in the local village overflowed and inundated residents' settlements with heights reaching 50 centimeters. His party is also still coordinating with the local BPBD Banggai Regency. The BPBD Rapid Response Team (TRC) local BPBD, he said, is currently still coordinating with local village officials and conducting assessments in the field as well as assisting residents at the location. "The flood submerged five hectares of plantation areas and causing damaged roads along 500 meters in Ondo-Ondolu Village which two and four-wheeled vehicles could not pass through," he said. He said. The local community is currently working together to build crossing bridges in Hamlet 1, Ondo-Ondulu Village. Meanwhile, as many as 30 families (KK) were affected by flooding in Sukamaju Village and the affected victims in three villages in Moilong District are still in the data collection stage.

"Currently, the data collection process is still being carried out. The urgent need is river normalization. But in the current situation, the water is still inundating people's houses as high as 50 centimeters," he said.