Finally, It Rained Guyur Makassar

Illustration of the first rainy atmosphere in a residential area in Makassar City, Monday (23/10/2023). Antara/ Suriani Mappong

Makassar City Residents and Parepare City welcomed the first rain after eight sub-districts in Makassar City experienced the impact of drought.

"Alhamdulillah, it's raining today, our dry plants and wells can get water again," said Subaedah, a resident in Tamalanrea District, Makassar, as reported by ANTARA, Monday, October 23.

He said that for the past three months he had not received clean water from PDAM and the drill well had also dried up, so he had to go to a neighboring sub-district that still had drilled well water.

"However, the rain is a big hope if it is not affected by drought again in the future," he said.

"I hope that the rain can flow the river again and also the fishing shop in Maros Regency which is the source of the Makassar PDAM water, in addition to the Bili-Bili DAM," he said.

Meanwhile, based on data from the Makassar Region IV Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency, it reported that most Makassar City experienced light rain with a humidity level of 60 percent.

A similar condition also occurred in Parepare City, which is about 150 kilometers from Makassar City. The inaugural rain in Niaga City occurred at around 11.00 WITA received a welcome from the local residents

Meanwhile, according to BMKG forecaster for the Makassar 4 area Farid Mufti, the intensity of light rain has the opportunity to be above 50 percent throughout the Makassar area from Monday afternoon to evening.

"So the rain is almost evenly distributed throughout the city of Makassar, both the East and South," he said.

Although the rain has started to fall entering the fourth week of October 2023, it is predicted that the rainy season will only occur in mid-November 2023.