Floods Soak A Number Of SMKN 1 Sukabumi Rooms To The Back Gate Of The Jebol School

Flood illustration (Photo: dock. Antara)

The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Sukabumi City said heavy rains that fell from Thursday, November 21 afternoon until evening triggered flooding which resulted in a number of other classes and rooms at SMKN 1 Sukabumi City being submerged on Friday.

"Our data collection, the flooding that occurred on Kabandungan Street, Selabatu Village, Cikole District, Sukabumi City, West Java resulted in 10 classrooms at SMKN 1 Sukabumi City being flooded with varying water levels," said Sukabumi City BPBD Chief Executive Novian Rahmat in Sukabumi quoting Antara.

In addition to the classroom, the flood also submerged other rooms in SMKN 1 Sukabumi City, such as the practicum room and teacher's room, until Friday at 23.00 WIB the water had not subsided.

According to Novian, the flood also caused the school's back gate to burst due to the swift water that hit the building. This flood, apart from being triggered by heavy rain, was also caused that the waterways around the back gate did not function optimally so that the water overflowed and submerged some rooms in the SMK.

To deal with flooding, his party was forced to demolish the sidewalks, which were underneath the waterways that were clogged by piles of plastic waste and other types.

"Until now, the normalization of waterways is still being carried out. For flood management, we have deployed 16 personnel assisted by officers from various agencies and communities," he added.

Novian said the flooding that occurred on Jalan Kabandungan also caused 30 houses inhabited by 50 families and one prayer room unit to be submerged in water with varying heights.

Then his party is also still collecting data on residents' houses which were damaged by the swift flow of water causing the walls of the houses to burst.