Central Sulawesi Residents Asked To Be Cautious When Passing Mountain Paths

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PALU - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reminded residents of Central Sulawesi Province to be aware of landslides when crossing transportation lanes in mountainous areas, considering the intensity of rain is still high. Be careful because there are many landslide points due to saturated soil in the rain," said BMKG Weather Forecaster for Class II Meteorological Station Mutiara Sis Al-Jufri Palu, Moh Fathan, who was contacted in Palu, as reported by Antara, Friday, September 17. He explained the current situation. BMKG appealed to residents to always be alert to the threat of disaster, because it did not rule out the possibility that the event could repeat itself in areas with a history of floods and landslides. One of them is the Tawaeli-Toboli Trans Sulawesi route or the coffee plantation route, which occurred some time ago. landslides at several points due to the rain that flushed the area.

"Although Central Sulawesi is still in the dry season, the intensity of rain in this province is still quite high," said Fathan.

Based on the BMKG's forecast, in the next three days the Central Sulawesi region still has the potential for evenly distributed rain of high, medium and light intensity that occurs between afternoon and evening. weather, if there is a black cloud formation on the mountain, it is better to postpone the trip or take another alternative route, to avoid things that are not desirable.

Likewise, residents on the coast, including traditional fishermen, should always pay attention to wave conditions, because usually when there is heavy rain followed by strong winds.

"For fishermen to use small boats or boats, if at any time there is a large enough wave, we recommend postponing fishing activities, this is intended for safety," he said.

From the BMKG analysis, the rains are evenly distributed in the areas of Sulawesi, Kalimantan and Maluku due to the low air pressure pattern in the Philippine Sea, so that air masses from the southeast or in the Banda Sea are attracted and then enter the three provinces, causing rain.

"If it rains in a week, it usually pauses first, after that a few days later it rains again," said Fathan.