Flash Flood In Lembata NTT, 11 Residents Died, 16 Missing

NTT Floods (DOK BNPB)

JAKARTA - There was a flash flood in Lembata Regency, East Nusa Tenggara on Sunday, April 4 evening. This flash flood is triggered by high-intensity rain.

Head of the Disaster Management Center Raditya Jati said the Lembata Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) reported that at least 11 people were declared dead.

"The latest data compiled as of 19.00 WIB, there are 11 people who died and 16 people missing", Raditya said in his statement, Monday, April 5.

Until now, the BPBD of Lembata Regency is still collecting data related to material losses caused by the flash floods.

According to Raditya, the access road to East Ile Ape District is still cut off, so data collection cannot be carried out.

The BPBD Lembata Regency Rapid Response Team (TRC) continues to coordinate with related agencies to carry out post-flash flood handling activities.

"Temporary shelters have also been prepared for affected residents", he said.

Previously, the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) noted that most areas in Indonesia have the potential to experience extreme weather in the period 3 to 9 April 2021.

The BMKG has weather early warning for the period 4 to 6 April 2021. The East Nusa Tenggara Province has the potential to experience heavy rain which can be accompanied by lightning and strong winds.

In the next week, the potential for moderate to heavy rain is also predicted to occur in several areas, including Aceh, North Sumatra, West Sumatra, Bengkulu, Lampung, South Sumatra, Banten, DKI Jakarta, West Java, Central Java, DI Yogyakarta, East Java, North Kalimantan, Central Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, Maluku, and Papua.