Extreme Weather, 66 Areas In Sukabumi Affected By Floods And Landslides

One of the locations affected by the flood disaster on Tuesday (5/11/2024) is precisely in Cikondang Village, Citamiang District, Sukabumi City, West Java. (ANTARA)

SUKABUMI - The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Sukabumi City said that until 23:00 WIB the number of locations affected by floods and landslides due to extreme weather continued to increase to 66 points spread across the city of Sukabumi, West Java (West Java).

"Until now, the number of locations affected by the disaster has become 66 points according to the reports we received. The majority of disasters that occurred were floods," said Sukabumi City BPBD Chief Executive Novian Rahmat, quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, November 5.

According to Novian, of the 66 locations as many as 54 points were affected by the flood disaster. In addition to flooding, heavy rain accompanied by strong winds that occurred on Tuesday afternoon and night also triggered landslides, collapsed houses and retaining walls and fallen trees.

The landslide disaster occurred in Kebon Danas Village, RT 02/03, Karangtengah Village, Gunungpuyuh District. Then in RT 05/14, Cisarua Village, Cikole District, Subangjaya Village, Cikole District, precisely in RT 03/08, Tanjungsari Housing, RT 03/04, Karangtengah Village, Gunungpuyuh District.

Furthermore, in RT 02/09, Sriwidari Village, Gunungpuyuh District, RT 02/03, Cikole Village/District, RT 02/12, Karangtengah Village, Gunungpuyuh District, RT 04/07, Cisarua Village, Cikole District and Rt 04/08, Karangtengah Village, Gunungpuyuh District.

"At 23:00 WIB, we are still deploying a number of disaster management personnel to handle locations that have not yet received treatment," he added.

Novian said the number of houses damaged by the disaster was still being collected, including the amount of losses. However, until now his party has not received any information on casualties.