3 Subdistricts In Bolaang, North Sulawesi Were Submerged By Floods, 2 Bridges Were Cut Off, 1 House Was Carried Away By The Current

A total of 3 sub-districts in Bolaang Mongondow Regency, North Sulawesi, were flooded Tuesday (13/8/2024). ANTARA/HO-BPBD Bolaang Mongondow.

JAKARTA - A total of three sub-districts in Bolaang Mongondow Regency, North Sulawesi (Sulut) were affected by flooding after heavy rains flushed the sloping area. "The extreme weather of high-intensity rain that has occurred in the Bolaang Mongondow Regency since August 12, 20024 until now has caused river water discharge to increase and inundate community settlements," said Head of the Bolaang Mongondow Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Bolaang Mongondow Abdul in Manado, North Sulawesi, Tuesday, August 13, was confiscated by Antara. He explained that the affected residential areas were in Dumoga District covering Toruakat Village and Pusian Village. In Dumoga Timur District, submerging settlements in Imandi Village, Tonom Village and Mogoyunggung Village 1. Meanwhile in Lolayan District, heavy rains caused flooding at four points, namely Tanoyan Utara Village, Tanoyan Selatan Village, Mengkang Village, and Mopusi Village. "There were no casualties in the flood incident," he said.

In addition to inundating residential areas, the overflow of flooding also caused two bridges to break down in Mengkang village, and another bridge on the plantation road in Mopusi Village. Heavy floods also caused one board house in Bakan Village to be carried away by the current. "Many houses that were flooded are still being collected," he said, after receiving reports and information from the local government and the community through the Pusdalops-PB Contact Center, BPBD immediately dispatched TRC-PB personnel to conduct rapid assessments in the affected areas. The conditions when this report was made, he said, the overflow of water still submerged settlements with height varied between 50 centimeters to one meter, and weather conditions at the location of the heavy rain incident. "The urgent needs at this time are ready-to-eat food and rubber boats," he said.