Floods In Bolmong, South Sulawesi Expand In 5 Districts, 2,272 Affected Houses

Illustration of floods (ANTARA)

ManADO - The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Bolaang Mongondow Regency, South Sulawesi noted that as of last Thursday at 18:30 WITA the flood inundated as many as 2,272 houses spread across five sub-districts. Banjir has receded, while sunny cloudy weather conditions and 43 families or as many as 168 people of Kopandakan II who have been displaced have now returned to their homes," said Head of the Bolaang Mongondow BPBD Emergency Division, Abdul Muin, quoted by ANTARA, Friday, August 16. The houses of residents that were flooded in the five sub-districts were occupied by 8,802 people or 2,635 families. He detailed, in Lolayan District (nine villages), the flood inundated as many as 763 houses occupied by 1,011 families or 3,787 people. In Dumoga District (three villages), as many as 79 submerged houses occupied by 85 families or as many as 293 people. East Dumoga sub-district, the flooded floods that began to recede as many as 1,382 houses, 1,490 family heads or 4,568 people. Furthermore, in West Passi District the flood submerged at least two houses of residents occupied by seven people, while in Bolang District, as many as 46 houses where 47 families live families or 143 people were flooded. He said, the effort that had been made was to distribute clean water involving PDAM, BPBD Bolmong, BPBD Kotamobagu, PMI and BPPW Sulut. The next step was to conduct rapid/finalization assessments, logistic assistance distributions as well as coordinating with PT. JRBM and PT. SMA for the acceleration of road access opening. Previously, the extreme weather of heavy rains that occurred in the Bolaang Mongondow Regency area since Monday night, August 12 2024 to Tuesday morning, the 13 August 2024 caused the water discharge to overflow. Banjir then submerged the settlements of residents and occurred several landslides on the Matali Baru - Rosik road.