Residents Of Lebak Banten Asked To Beware Of Moving Land Due To High Rainfall, BPBD: So That There Will Be No Casualties

Illustration of moving ground. (Photo: Antara)

LEBAK - The people of Lebak Regency, Banten, were asked to be aware of moving land disasters. This phenomenon could be threatening given the recent high rainfall.

Head of Emergency and Logistics of the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Lebak Regency, Agus Reza Faisal, said that almost all areas of Lebak were hit by rain. This is based on a report from the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG).

"We ask residents to increase their vigilance so as not to cause casualties," said Agus Reza in Lebak, as quoted by Antara, Saturday, March 12.

It is estimated that the chance of rainfall in Lebak Regency will occur in the afternoon until the afternoon and has the potential to cause natural disasters.

So far, Agus Reza explained, the Lebak Regency area has hills, mountains and rivers.

With such natural conditions also often cause landslides and landslides. Therefore, the people of Lebak Regency are alert to reduce the risk of disaster. "We ask residents who live in the hills and mountains to be alert for natural disasters if it rains for more than four hours," said Agus Reza. move. As happened in the Districts of Cikulur and Cimarga, some time ago.

The people of Lebak Regency who were affected by the land moved to reach tens of heads of families (KK) with hundreds of people.

"Currently, residents affected by the land are moving to live in refugee camps because their houses were badly damaged and collapsed," he said.