Floods Hit Ogoamas Village, Donggala, Central Sulawesi

Floods hit Ogoamas Village, North Sojol District, Donggala Regency, Thursday evening (3/3). ANTARA/HO-BPBD Central Sulawesi

PALU - Floods hit Ogoamas Village, North Sojol District, Donggala Regency.

The flood that hit the village was caused by high-intensity rain which then resulted in the river in the village unable to accommodate all the rainwater discharge, so it overflowed and caused flooding. , and Dusun V, Ogoamas Village, overflowed into residential areas. The reports we have received, so far there have been no casualties due to this incident," said Head of the Emergency Division of the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Central Sulawesi Province, Andy Sembiring, quoted by Antara, Thursday, March 3. He explained that the height of the flood was as high as an adult's calf. At least 100 housing units were affected by the flood. Currently, the rescue and evaluation team for the Central Sulawesi BPBD has rushed to the flood location to help the affected residents.

"Based on information from village officials there, village officials and residents helped each other to evacuate their belongings and build an emergency embankment," said Andy Sembiring.

BPBD hopes that the local community will remain vigilant and always ready to anticipate similar and even more severe disasters that can occur at any time.