BMKG Early Warning Tomorrow 11 August, Rob Flood Potentially Occurs In Sumba-Sabu NTT

Illustration of coastal flooding or tidal flooding that occurred on Adonara Island, East Flores, NTT, April 2021. (ANTARA-HO-Dok. Syahdan Ana'Same)

JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) issued an early warning for coastal flooding (rob) on Sumba Island and Sabu Island, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).

"The potential for coastal flooding is predicted to occur on Thursday, August 11, 2022, so we urge people in potentially affected areas to be more vigilant," said Head of the Tenau-Kupang Maritime Meteorological Station Syaeful Hadi in a written statement, quoted from Antara, Wednesday, August 10.

He explained that the potential for rob is due to the phenomenon of the full moon phase which coincides with Perigee (the closest distance of the moon to the earth) on August 10, 2022.

This condition, he said, could lead to a more significant increase in the maximum sea level.

Syaeful explained, based on monitoring water level data and tidal predictions, existing conditions affect coastal dynamics in the NTT region in the form of coastal flooding in Sumba Island and Sabu Raijua Island.

He said the threat of coastal flooding can have an impact on various aspects such as disruption of transportation around ports and coasts.

In addition, it interferes with the activities of salt farmers and inland fisheries as well as loading and unloading activities at the port.

Syaeful appealed to the public to always be vigilant and alert to anticipate the impact of losses due to coastal flooding.

"We also recommend that the public continue to update the latest maritime weather information submitted by the BMKG to understand the conditions in the surrounding environment," he said.