Overflowing River, Hundreds Of Residents' Houses In Central Lombok Are Flooded

Wrong land owned by residents who were flooded in Central Lombok, NTB (ANTARA/Akhyar)

PRAYA - Heavy rains with high intensity caused hundreds of houses in Leneng Village, Praya District, Central Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara to be flooded.

"This flood was caused by heavy rains that occurred in the afternoon until late at night," said Head of the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Central Lombok Regency, H Ridwan Makruf in Praya, as reported by Antara, Sunday, February 13.

The puddle of floods that hit residents' houses along the banks of the river, due to overflowing river water due to high rainfall.

"River water overflowed and entered the yard of residents' houses along the river," he said.

Due to this incident, his party has dispatched officers to handle it, so that the water entering the residents' houses quickly recedes. In addition, BPBD will also provide ready-to-eat food assistance and emergency needs for affected residents.

"We plan for residents to evacuate to local mosques and schools," he said.

Anjar Siswara, a local resident, said that the flooding was due to heavy rains that hit the Central Lombok area, but the current water conditions are starting to recede after the rain stopped.

"The water level in the residents' houses varies, namely knee-high and some are up to one meter close to the river. So that some residents will evacuate to mosques that are safe from flooding," he said.

The impact of the heavy rains also caused the access road connecting Duren Hamlet to Lantan Hamlet, Lantan Village, North Batukliang District, Central Lombok Regency to collapse.

"The road collapsed due to heavy rainfall," said Lantan Village Head Erwandi.