BPBD NTB Builds Command Post For Evacuation Of Disaster Anticipation During MotoGP At Mandalika Circuit

Mandalika Circuit in Central Lombok, NTB. (World Superbike)

JAKARTA - The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) ensures that anticipatory steps to deal with potential disasters in the MotoGP event at the Mandalika Circuit are all in accordance with procedures.

Head of BPBD NTB Ahmadi said the joint evacuation task force post had been built in the Mandalika Circuit area to ensure the safety and security of spectators, racers, and local residents in the event of a natural disaster.

"The geographical condition of NTB is prone to natural disasters," he said in Mataram, Friday, September 27, which was confiscated by Antara.

Disaster insecurity in NTB is in the form of earthquakes, tsunamis, and hydrometeorological disasters such as floods, flash floods, tidal waves, landslides, and tornadoes, which can occur at any time.

Ahmad said the joint post was equipped with evacuation and communication equipment and vehicles to support real-time coordination, as well as a standby team that was ready to act quickly if an emergency situation occurred.

"Intensive coordination is carried out to monitor any real-time potential risks. With this preventive action, it is hoped that the 2024 MotoGP event can run smoothly and safely," said Ahmadi.

On 27 September 2024 BPBD NTB appealed to people who are active in coastal areas to be aware of sea waves reaching more than two meters in the northern and southern Lombok Strait, northern and southern Alas Strait, northern Sumbawa waters, southern Indian Ocean NTB, and southern Sape Strait.

Weather forecast issued by the Meteorology Agency. Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said that the weather conditions during the grand Prix MotoGP at the Mandalika Circuit on Sunday, September 29 were cloudy from morning to night.