BMKG: Beware Of Floods-Longsor Impacts Of Heavy Rain In North Sumatra

Illustration - Heavy Rain (ANTARA/HO)

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reminded the public to be aware of the potential for flooding and landslides due to heavy rains that flushed parts of North Sumatra.

Forecaster of the Center for Meteorology, Climatology, Geophysics (BBMKG) Region I Medan Tri Anggun Lestari said rain with moderate to heavy intensity still has the potential to occur in parts of North Sumatra in the next week.

Currently, the Tropical Cyclone Seeds 96S and Tropical Cyclone 99B in the Indian Ocean have an impact on moderate to heavy rain in the Sumatra region, including North Sumatra.

Given the high potential for rain with moderate to heavy intensity, the public is advised to increase vigilance to anticipate floods and landslides.

"Be aware of the potential for moderate to heavy rain which can be accompanied by lightning and strong winds in the eastern coast, eastern slopes, mountains, west coast, and western slopes of North Sumatra which can potentially occur in floods, landslides and other hydrometeorological disasters," he said in Medan, Antara, Sunday, November 24.

Regarding the weather Monday morning tomorrow, there is the potential for light rain in Asahan, Tebing Tinggi, South Nias, Serdang Bedagai, Simalungun, and surrounding areas. During the afternoon until the afternoon it was cloudy and there was the potential for light to moderate rain in Dairi, Deli Serdang, Humbang Hasundutan, Karo, Gunung Sitoli, Labuhanbatu, South Labuhanbatu, Langkat, Mandailing Natal, Nias, South Nias, Padang Lawas, North Padang Lawas, Pakpak Bharat, Samosir, Simalungun, South Tapanuli, Central Tapanuli, North Tapanuli and Around.

Cloudy at night and potentially light to heavy rain in Deli Serdang, Karo, Langkat, Simalungun and its surroundings.

And in the early morning it was cloudy and had the potential for light rain in parts of North Sumatra.

Light rain has the potential to occur in Asahan, Batu Bara, Deli Serdang, Binjai, Medan, Tanjung Balai, Labuhanbatu, Langkat, Mandailing Natal, South Nias, Serdang Bedagai, Simalungun and its surroundings.

The air temperature is 15 33 derajat Celsius, humidity is 75 - 97 percent, the wind blows from the east - seawest at 03 17 km/hour.