BNPB: 100 Households in Pasuruan City Affected by Overflow Flooding from Welang River

Personnel in the field are also conducting regular monitoring of flood depths and distributing logistics to affected residents. Jakarta (ANTARA) - As many as 100 households in Pasuruan City, East Java, have been impacted by flooding due to the overflow of the Welang River following heavy rain in the area, as reported by the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) on Thursday. “Personnel from the East Java Provincial Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) along with the Pasuruan City BPBD have been deployed to the location to conduct rapid assessments and coordination with local village apparatus,” said the Head of the BNPB Data, Information, and Disaster Communication Centre, Abdul Muhari, in Jakarta on Thursday. BNPB confirmed that the flooding, which occurred after heavy rain on Tuesday evening (21/4), inundated residential areas and road access in seven neighbourhoods, with at least 100 homes temporarily submerged. The affected areas include Karangketug Neighbourhood in Gadingrejo Subdistrict, then Petamanan, Kebonsari, and Kandang Sapi Neighbourhoods in Panggungrejo Subdistrict, as well as Wirogunan, Puturejo, and Purworejo Neighbourhoods in Purworejo Subdistrict. East Java is currently under a wet hydrometeorological disaster emergency alert status in accordance with the East Java Governor’s Decree Number 100.3.3.1/845/013/2025, which remains active until 1 May 2026. As such, according to him, handling of survivors should be carried out to the maximum and is expected to support mitigation efforts against the potential for follow-up floods, given that weather conditions in the area are still experiencing light-intensity rain.