Rain, Strong Winds And High Waves, Bengkulu BPBD Urges Residents To Avoid Long Beach Areas

High waves that occur along the Panjang Beach area of Bengkulu City. Sunday (8/12/2024) (ANTARA/Anggi Mayasari)

BENGKULU - The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Bengkulu City, Bengkulu Province, appealed to the local community to avoid and not to visit the Panjang Beach area and its surroundings to anticipate high wave disasters due to strong winds.

The Head of BPBD Bengkulu City, Will Hopi, said that based on the results of coordination with the BMKG, for the next few days the Bengkulu area will still experience rain accompanied by strong winds, and sea waves are currently very high.

"We hope that local and outside the city of Bengkulu will not visit Panjang first, considering that the current weather conditions are not friendly and for the sake of mutual safety," he said in Bengkulu, Antara, Sunday, December 8.

This is done so that no casualties are caused by the current weather conditions, and visitors are expected not to approach the Panjang Beach area until the weather conditions return to normal.

He also asked people not to leave their homes if there was no very important need, and could spend a lot of time in the house, considering that the fallen tree incident did not only occur in the Panjang Beach area.

"Not only Panjang Beach, if there is no very important business, it is hoped that it will just rest at home. The fallen tree incident did not only occur in the Panjang Beach area, as well as in several other areas," he said.

Previously, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) appealed to people in Bengkulu Province to be aware of the potential for strong winds accompanied by heavy rain that occurred for the next few days.

"Be aware of rain with moderate and heavy intensity, be aware of strong winds, and always update BMKG information," said Head of Data and Information at the Baai Island Climatology Station, Bengkulu Anang Anwar.

The potential for strong winds that occur in all areas in Bengkulu can reach 20 knots due to a slowdown in wind speed and turns. In addition, due to the high humidity in the lower to upper layers and unstable air conditions increase the potential for convective cloud growth in parts of Bengkulu Province.

"For global phenomena, nothing, regionally, because of the slowdown and wind turns, and the humidity is quite high, so the growth of rain clouds is quite large," said Anang.

Rainfall with moderate to high intensity accompanied by strong winds will occur for the next few days in the Bengkulu area, such as Mukomuko Regency, North Bengkulu Regency, Lebong, Central Bengkulu, Seluma, South Bengkulu, Kaur, Kepahiang, Rejang Lebong Regency, and Bengkulu City.