3 Schools In Bima NTB Filled With Mud The Impact Of Flooding Holidays For Learning Activities

A number of teachers, BPBD personnel and Social Service of Bima Regency worked together to clean up mud in the classrooms of SDN Monggo, Madapangga District, Bima Regency, West Nusa Tenggara, Thursday (6/11/2025), after the flood that submerged hundreds of houses and public facilities in the area. ANTARA/Ady Ardiansah.

Three schools in Madapangga District, Bima Regency, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), were forced to stop teaching and learning activities (KBM) after being filled with mud due to floods that hit the area on Wednesday, November 5.

Secretary of the Bima Regency Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Office (Dikbudpora), Faturrahman, said the three affected schools were SDN Monggo, TK Negeri Pembina Monggo, and MIS Yasin Monggo. The three educational units cannot move because all study rooms are covered in mud and thick sediment after the flood.

"These schools do not carry out KBM because they focus on cleaning up mutual cooperation," he said in Bima, Thursday, which was confiscated by Antara.

He added that so far there have been no reports of serious damage to school buildings, but the entire school area is filled with mud, so it is necessary to clean thoroughly before learning activities can resume.

Meanwhile, the Head of Emergency and Logistics of the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Bima Regency, Nurul Huda, said that the local government through BPBD, Social Service, Health Service, and sub-district officials moved quickly to carry out emergency handling and cleaning at affected locations.

"The joint team also helps clean up schools and other public facilities so that they can function again soon," he said.

In addition, health workers from the Bima District Health Office also conducted examinations of affected residents to prevent potential post-flood diseases, such as skin infections and diarrhea.

BPBD Bima Regency appealed to the public to remain alert to potential extreme weather and aftershocks, considering that rainfall in the NTB area is expected to remain high in the next few days.

Based on temporary data from BPBD Bima Regency, the flood with water levels between 30 and 125 centimeters had an impact on 1,122 houses or 3,584 people in two villages, namely Monggo and Ncandi. The flood also caused one housing unit to collapse, submerging the Ncandi Village office, Putu Monggo), Musholla Al Ikhlas, and about one hectare of corn owned by residents.