BNPB: Number of Flood Evacuees in Demak Rises to 2,839 People
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) reports that the number of residents evacuated due to flooding in Demak Regency, Central Java Province, continues to rise to 2,839 people.
Head of the BNPB Data, Information, and Disaster Communication Centre, Abdul Muhari, stated in Jakarta on Saturday that residents are evacuating to several points due to flooding triggered by high rainfall intensity and the overflow of the Tuntang River, which also caused several embankments to breach in the affected areas.
From preliminary data collection, he mentioned that evacuation sites include Masjid Babu Rohim in Dukuh Solondoko with 200 people, Masjid Rodhotul Janah in Dukuh Solowere with 500 people, the Guntur Sub-district Office with 119 people, Tanggul Gobang with 400 people, as well as several village halls, prayer rooms, madrasahs, and residents’ homes, which are still undergoing further data collection as of today.
He added that several evacuees have been reported ill and are currently receiving further treatment from local health services.
He explained that the embankment breaches occurred in Guntur Sub-district, specifically in Trimulyo Village with two points in Dukuh Solondoko spanning approximately 30 metres and in Dukuh Solowere spanning about 10 metres, as well as in Sidoharjo Village spanning approximately 15 metres.
This situation, he continued, has caused significant water pooling, particularly in Trimulyo Village and Ploso Village with heights reaching 100–150 centimetres (cm), and has resulted in road access in Trimulyo Village being impassable for small vehicles.
The flooding disaster in Demak has drawn the attention of BNPB Head Lt. Gen. TNI Suharyanto.
Even while in Manado handling the magnitude 7.6 earthquake, the BNPB Head on Friday (3/4) night immediately instructed his subordinates to coordinate further with the Central Java Provincial Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) to identify emergency response needs.
In addition, BNPB personnel have been directly ordered to head to the affected location to provide assistance in accelerating the emergency flood response in Demak Regency.