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Congested vehicles line up on a road in Palimanan in Cirebon, West Java on March 23, 2026, as people head back to Greater Jakarta following the Idul Fitri holiday. (Antara/Dedi Suwidiantoro)
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s the Idul Fitri extended holiday draws to a close, Indonesia has been hit by a series of disasters across several regions, with authorities warning travelers returning home of increasing risks of floods and landslides as well as extreme weather along their way.
The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) reported on Sunday that floods and extreme weather, such as heavy rainfall and strong winds, have struck parts of West Java, East Java and Maluku over the weekend, coinciding with the Islamic holiday.
The heavy rainfall and strong winds damaged at least 18 homes across five villages in Cianjur, West Java, and five homes in Grobogan, Central Java, according to the BNPB.
Meanwhile, flooding was reported in Depok, where nearly 700 households were affected and families were forced to evacuate. Similar incidents were recorded in Mojokerto, East Java, as well as in West Seram, Maluku, where floods impacted over a hundred households in each region.
BNPB spokesperson Abdul Muhari assured, however, that water levels have since begun to recede in said regions, Antara reported.
In East Jakarta, the Jakarta Disaster Mitigation Agency recorded at least 46 neighborhood units inundated on Sunday after heavy rains on the previous day caused rivers to overflow and forced residents to evacuate.
Meanwhile, forest fires in Riau, which have disrupted the Idul Fitri mudik (exodus) journeys by reducing visibility at the beginning of the season, were still not fully extinguished, with the affected area reaching 2.4 thousand hectares, according to an infographic posted by BNPB on X.
