BENGKULU - The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) has developed a Rejang Lebong Regency area in Bengkulu Province that has the potential to be affected by natural disasters due to extreme rain by alerting heavy equipment.
"Currently, we have prepared disaster management equipment and personnel, if at any time there is a natural disaster, this equipment and personnel can be immediately deployed to the field," said Head of BPBD Rejang Lebong, Shalahudin when contacted, Friday, July 7, confiscated by Antara.
Shalahudin said that in the past week, Rejang Lebong had often rained from late afternoon to late at night, so the possibility of natural disasters of floods and landslides could occur at any time.
He said extreme rain for a long time in Rejang Lebong has the potential to cause flooding, especially in several sub-districts along the Musi River and Duku Water River.
Meanwhile, the potential for landslides, he said, is in a number of areas located on Jalan Lintas Curup-Lubuklinggau, South Sumatra such as Binduriang, Sindang Kelingi District and Sindang Pulanjung District.
As well as several sub-districts on Jalan Lintas Curup-Muara Aman, Lebong Regency such as North Curup District, Bermani Ulu and Bermani Ulu Raya District.
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He continued, for equipment alerted by BPBD Rejang Lebong, one unit of heavy equipment type loader, then public kitchen cars and tank cars as well as disaster assistance logistics.
"Alhamdulillah, so far there have been no reports of natural disasters that have occurred in the Rejang Lebong Regency area, we hope that there will be no natural disasters. However, we still urge residents to always increase their vigilance," he concluded.
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