It Was Revealed That The Lake In Sikumana, East Nusa Tenggara, Was Formed Due To High Rainfall

Head of BMKG East Nusa Tenggara, Margiono during a discussion with Danrem 161 Wira Sakti, Kupang, Brig. Gen. Legowo Jatmiko (Benny Jahang/Antara)

JAKARTA - Head of the East Nusa Tenggara Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), Margiono said that the formation of a lake in Sikumana, Kupang City was the result of the extreme weather that hit the area on Sunday, April 4.

"The weather conditions were so extreme that they triggering the emergence of springs from rocks on the ridges in this area," said Marigiono at the location of the Tankolo lake in Sikumana Village, Kupang City, as reported by Antara, Tuesday, April 20.

He said the high rainfall could trigger an increase in spring that appears.

"The water is so much in the ground and it is already saturated that it tries to find a way to get out by entering the crevices of the rock to get out," said Margiono.

He said, the potential for rain can still occur in Kupang City even though it is not as heavy as what happened two weeks ago.

According to him, currently, East Nusa Tenggara has started to enter the transition season as a transition from the rainy season to the dry season even though the potential for rain is still there in this area.

"Climatologically, this area has started to enter the transition period, but there can be local rain not sporadically throughout the city of Kupang," he said.