Floods Hit Bandung Regency, One Dead

Bandung: Floods have inundated 11 districts, displaced some 1.8 thousand people, and claimed one life in Bandung regency in West Java province, according to the Bandung disaster mitigation office (BPBD).
 
Baleendah, Dayeuhkolot, and Andir were among the worst flood-affected districts, Achmad Djohara, acting head of the Bandung Regency BPBD, said here on Thursday.
 
The eight other districts affected by flooding were Cileunyi, Rancaekek, Majalaya, Cicalengka, Cikancung, Ciparay, Katapang, and Kutawaringin.

A 21-year-old resident of Cigosol kampong, Andir village, Baleendah district, was killed after he was electrocuted after his home was flooded.
 
Incessant heavy rains caused Citarum River to spill over its bank and triggered flood waters to reach a height of between 35 centimeters and 1.5 meters.
 
"We keep monitoring the flooding, and we have deployed personnel to help move flood victims to safer places and distribute relief aid. We also coordinate with relevant parties," he added.
 
Public facilities, such as school buildings, markets, local government officers, and community health centers, were also submerged by floods.
 
Meanwhile, floods have hit 13 regions in East Java Province since Wednesday, following incessant heavy rains that triggered several rivers to spill over their banks.
 
"Based on reports from the disaster response command posts and the East Java Disaster Mitigation office, 13 regions have been flooded," Harry Hikmat, director general of Social Insurance and Protection of the Social Affairs Ministry, remarked while being contacted by Antara on Thursday.
 
The 13 flood-affected regions are Madiun, Nganjuk, Ngawi, Magetan, Sidoarjo, Kediri, Bojonegoro, Tuban, Gresik, Pacitan, Trenggalek, Ponorogo, and Lamongan.
 
Another region, Probolinggo, was hit by whirlwind and heavy rains that damaged roofs of 45 homes in Tambak Rejo Village.
 
In Madiun, 39 villages in eight districts were inundated, as the Jeroan River overflowed. 
 
During the period from January to mid-December last year, a total of 2,572 natural disasters had hit the country, leaving at least 4,821 people dead or missing, according to the government data.
 
Of the total, 96.9 percent of the natural disasters, were hydrometeorological in nature, such as floods, landslides, and whirlwind, while 3.1 percent, were geological disasters, such as earthquakes. (Antara)

 
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