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Flooding, landslides hit areas in southern Central Java
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Inundated – A motorist passes along a flooded road in front of the Grand Mosque in Karanganyar, Central Java, on Saturday. (Courtesy of BPBD Karanganyar/-)
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igh intensity rain in southern Central Java on Saturday caused floods and landslides across several areas. The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) records that flooding and landslides have occurred in at least eight areas.
“Temporary reports from the Regional Disaster Mitigation Agencies [BPBDs] to the BNPB post reveal that floods and landslides have occurred in seven regencies, namely Banjarnegara, Banyumas, Karanganyar, Kebumen, Purworejo, Wonogiri and Wonosobo and in Surakarta,” BNPB spokesperson Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said as quoted by kompas.com in a statement on Sunday.
According to the BNPB, flash floods hit the Jatiroto and Purbowangi villages in Buayan district, Kebumen, at around 7 p.m., local time, on Saturday. The flooding reached 50 to 100 centimeters in height as the rivers in the two villages overflowed.
While BPBD officials and other elements strived to evacuate local residents to safer places, a landslide reportedly occurred in Semampir, Sampang village, Sempor district, Kebumen. Three people are feared to be buried under the mud. As of Sunday, authorities continued to search for the buried people but rescue operations for Kebumen’s landslide have been hampered due to the incessant rain.
A landslide also reportedly occurred in Gumelem Kulon village, Susukan district, Banjarnegara on Saturday afternoon. Heavy rain across several areas in the regency caused thick mud to cover roads in the village. Another landslide occurred when Gumelem Kulon villagers worked together to clean the road of mud. Three people were reportedly killed in the incident. They are Sudarno, 40, Ahmad Bahrudin, 40, and Wato, 40. A landslide in a different part of Banjarnegara buried two houses and demolished the Setia Abadi early childhood education center building.
The BPBD Banjarnegara’s quick-response team was deployed to the location to carry out emergency operations. A joint team comprising personnel from the Military District Command (Kodim) 0704/Banjarnegara, the Banjarnegara Police, the Susukan community health center and volunteers coordinated with related authorities to carry out evacuation operations. (ebf)
