The Joint SAR Team Successfully Evacuated Dozens Of Residents Trapped In Floods In Sese Mamuju Village, Sulbar

A joint SAR team from Basarnas, TNI and Polri as well as BPBD evacuates residents trapped in the flood in the Sese neighborhood, Rangas Village, Simboro District, Mamuju Regency (Antara)

MAMUJU - The joint SAR team succeeded in evacuating dozens of residents trapped in the flood in Sese Village, Mamuju Regency, West Sulawesi Province.

Head of Operations Section for the Search and Rescue Office (Basarnas) of Mamuju Regency, Muhammad Faturahman, said that severe flooding occurred in the Sese neighborhood, Rangas Village, Simboro District, with the water level reaching the calf to the waist of an adult.

The joint SAR team from Basarnas with the TNI and Polri as well as BPBD said Muhammad Faturahman, evacuating residents trapped by floods at three points in the Sese neighborhood.

"The joint SAR team is focused on evacuating three residential areas. At least 40 families (KK) in each housing have been successfully evacuated," Muhammad Faturahman said when contacted on Sunday, July 12 evening, quoted from Antara.

The process of evacuating residents trapped in the flood in the Sese neighborhood was slightly hampered by the swift current of water that inundated the area. "If there are obstacles, only the flow of water is quite heavy. However, the evacuation process continues to run smoothly," said Muhammad Faturahman.

He also said that some residents were trapped by the flood in the Sese neighborhood and evacuated independently to a safer place. "We are still asking for data from the village head and the local neighborhood head," said Muhammad Faturahman.

Meanwhile, the Acting Governor of West Sulawesi, Akmal Malik, on Sunday night directly inspected the flooded areas in the Sese neighborhood. He asked BPBD, district government, Social Service and PUPR Office to continue to coordinate to ensure the readiness of the fleet in landslide-prone locations.

"Focus first on saving victims. Don't let our community not get disaster services," said Akmal Malik.

Floods that submerged a number of areas in Mamuju Regency from Sunday afternoon until evening due to rain with light to moderate intensity, flushed the area.

The flood also briefly cut off the trans Sulawesi route in Bambu Village, Mamuju District and at Simpang Empat Simbuang.

A number of residents whose houses were flooded were forced to evacuate to Simbuang Terminal. As a result, until Sunday night at around 21.30 WITA, it was still raining in the Mamuju Regency area.