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Extreme weather triggers landslides, floods in West Java
Extreme weather events due to unusually heavy rainfall linke to La Niña since Tuesday has hit dozens of districts across Sukabumi and Cianjur in West Java and is expected to continue for the next few days, while the national weather service has warned the country to aniticipate 20 percent more precipitation this rainy season.
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People evacuate their houses on Dec. 4, 2024, as they flee flooding in Simpenan district, Sukabumi regency, West Java. (Antara/Aditya A. Rohman)
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series of hydrometeorological hazards have struck the West Java regencies of Sukabumi and Cianjur over the last few days as the country enters a wetter rainy season triggered by the La Niña weather phenomenon over the Pacific Ocean.
The Sukabumi administration declared a state of emergency on Wednesday evening following flooding and landslides due to heavy rainfall in various areas across the regency.
“The emergency status will be in effect for the next seven days starting today,” Sukabumi secretary Ade Suryaman told a press briefing on Dec. 4.
He said the heavy rains that hit the regency on Tuesday and Wednesday had caused at least 33 severe weather events in 22 districts across the regency, with landslides and floods leading at 13 and nine recorded occurrences, respectively.
Ciemas, Pelabuhanratu and Simpenan were the hardest-hit districts, where landslides and flash floods affected dozens of homes and more than 240 people.
According to data from the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) as of Wednesday evening, at least one person was killed while 90 people fled their homes to safer areas. In addition, the series of disasters damaged at least 40 houses and six public facilities, including roads and bridges.
Landslides and floods also cut off roads to several affected districts and disrupted telecommunications, hindering authorities from reaching some regions, both physically and digitally.
