Landslides Up To 1.5 Meters Flood, 27 Houses In North Luwu, South Sulawesi Affected

Floods and landslides in North Luwu, South Sulawesi (ANTARA PHOTO/HO-Documentation Moullies)

The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) reported the condition of residential areas of North Luwu Regency, South Sulawesi which were affected by floods and landslides. At least 27 housing units spread across four villages were seriously affected by the report on Saturday, June 7 at around 19.30 WITA.

"The high rainfall and duration have been quite long since evening until evening causing flooding in Baloli Village and Radda Village, Baebunta District and Land landslides in Lena Hamlet, Pararra Village, Sabbang District. The water level is 1-1.5 meters," said the Head of BPBD South Sulawesi, Amson Padolo confirmed in Makassar, citing ANTARA on Sunday, June 8.

From BPBD data on the impact of the flood disaster in Bololi Village, there are 20 housing units inhabited by 20 families. In addition, one mosque unit and an estimated 20 hectares of oil palm plantations along with a number of public and street facilities were submerged in water.

Meanwhile, in Radda Village, it was recorded that five housing units with 5 families were also flooded, these two villages were in Baebunta District, North Luwu.

Meanwhile, a landslide occurred in Lena Hamlet, Tanderung Village, Sabbang District. The 50-meter-long Parara-Rongkong axis road was hit by a landslide.

In addition to the main road, two housing units belonging to victims Zainuddin and Sirman were also affected by landslide material. There were no casualties in the incident, but the impact of the disaster caused casualties.

So far, the BPBD team has carried out an assessment at the scene, assisted by village officials and the National Police and the community by working together to clean up landslide material on the local main road so that vehicles can pass.

"Currently, the main road that is buried in the soil can be passed by two-wheeled vehicles. Heavy equipment is needed to clean all the soil material on the road. For flood conditions in two villages, Baloli and Radda have started to recede, although there are still puddles of water," said Amson.

According to him, North Luwu Regency is one of the districts prone to flooding and landslides. Therefore, the local BPBD is required to always increase vigilance. In addition, this area is flanked by mountains and rivers.

"Kalau Lutra memang rawan longsor dan banjir. Jadi setiap hujan (intensitas tinggi) teman-teman BPBD Lutra selalu waspada. Lutra ini daerah tiga dimensional, ada gunungan, aliran sungai terbanyak dan daralan rendah yang semua (region rawan) berpotensi bencana. Ini perlu perhatian," tuturnya menjelaskan.

Previously, a flash flood hit North Luwu in July 2020. This flood was the worst disaster in the last 30 years. It was recorded that 38 people died, 10 people were declared missing, 106 victims were injured. A total of 10 houses were reported to have been swept away by water and 213 housing units were damaged.