Grobogan Floods In Central Java Expand, 29 Villages Are Submerged, 6,330 People Are Affected

PMI Volunteers with BPBD Grobogan, Central Java, during the evacuation of flood victims in Grobogan Regency, Central Java. BETWEEN/HO-Humas BPBD

JAKARTA - Floods in Grobogan Regency, Central Java, as a result of the breakdown of the Tuntang River embankment, are increasingly widespread. Currently as many as 29 villages are affected by the inundated houses reaching hundreds.

"Data as of Wednesday (12 March) at 13.00 WIB, the number of villages affected by flooding is 29 villages spread across six sub-districts," said Head of Prevention and Preparedness of the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Grobogan Masrikan Regency in Grobogan, Wednesday, March 12, confiscated by Antara.

The six sub-districts are Toroh District, Purwodadi District, Tawangharjo District, Kedungjati District, Gubug District, and Tegowanu District.

Meanwhile, the number of affected residents, he said, reached 6,330 families (KK).

Of the thousands of affected residents, while the total displaced were 635 people spread across several refugee points spread across Baturagung, Cangkring, Pepe, and Ringinkidul villages.

Meanwhile, the places used for evacuation are churches, mosques, village halls, PAUD, and residents' houses.

Floods caused by high rainfall on March 7, 2025, and March 8, 2025, from 18.00 to 20.00 WIB occurred in Grobogan Regency and water was sent from the upstream of the Lusi River, Glugu River, and Tuntang River which caused the river to be unable to accommodate the water discharge, causing the water to overflow and causing flooding in several areas in Grobogan Regency.

This condition resulted in the collapse of the Tuntang River embankment in Baturagung Village on Sunday, March 9 and was followed by the Kliteh River embankment in Tegowanu Village, so that the water overflowed into the residents' villages.

"Today's condition (March 12) is that most of the villages that were previously flooded are starting to recede. Meanwhile, there are still puddles in Tunjungharjo Village and Pepe Village in Tegowanu District," he said.

Because the Tuntang River's water discharge began to decline, Pemali Juana's BBWS began to repair the broken embankment in Baturagung Village.