Demak Flood Victims Begin Returning Home

Residents are working together to clear soil materials that buried a house following the flash flood caused by the collapse of the Tuntang River embankment in Dukuh Solondoko, Trimulyo Village, Guntur District, Demak, Central Java, on Sunday (5/4/2026). Thousands of residents are beginning to return to their homes as the floodwaters gradually subside, while efforts to address the breached embankment continue, with the Balai Besar Wilayah Sungai (BBWS) Pemali Juana deploying six units of heavy equipment. Residents are resting inside their damaged homes following the flash flood caused by the collapse of the Tuntang River embankment in Dukuh Solondoko, Trimulyo Village, Guntur District, Demak, Central Java, on Sunday (5/4/2026). Thousands of residents are beginning to return to their homes as the floodwaters gradually subside, while efforts to address the breached embankment continue, with the Balai Besar Wilayah Sungai (BBWS) Pemali Juana deploying six units of heavy equipment. An aerial photo shows workers operating an excavator while repairing the breached Tuntang River embankment in Solondoko Hamlet, Trimulyo Village, Guntur District, Demak Regency, Central Java, on Sunday (5/4/2026). The Balai Besar Wilayah Sungai (BBWS) Pemali Juana has deployed six units of heavy equipment, consisting of four excavators and two bulldozers, to close the breached sections of the Tuntang River embankment that collapsed on Friday (3/4) at several points, causing flooding in Demak Regency.