Grobogan and Demak Still Submerged After Nearly a Week of Flooding
The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) is conducting intensive operations to address flooding that has submerged parts of Grobogan and Demak regencies in Central Java for nearly a week.
BNPB's Head of the Data, Information and Disaster Communication Centre, Abdul Muhari, reported in Jakarta on Friday that 10,061 families and 9,736 housing units had been inundated in Grobogan Regency since 15 February.
Flooding continues to affect the Grobogan area, with the worst-hit zones in Tegowanu and Godong sub-districts, where joint response teams remain deployed.
BNPB confirmed that the Grobogan Regency Government has declared an emergency response status, effective until at least 22 February 2026, to accelerate relief efforts and the provision of basic necessities for affected residents.
Meanwhile, in Demak Regency, BNPB recorded 8,163 housing units affected by the flooding. Visual monitoring by BNPB's rapid response team on the ground found that rice paddies in Kebonagung, Plangwetan and Tlogosih remain submerged.
BNPB has committed to providing continuous support to local governments to help manage the impact until conditions are fully restored and community activities return to normal.
According to Abdul, the assistance includes intensifying efforts to repair embankments that collapsed after being struck by powerful currents from the overflowing Tuntang River, with heavy equipment being deployed to seal breach points identified as the primary cause of the spreading floodwaters across Demak and Grobogan.
BNPB's Head of the Data, Information and Disaster Communication Centre, Abdul Muhari, reported in Jakarta on Friday that 10,061 families and 9,736 housing units had been inundated in Grobogan Regency since 15 February.
Flooding continues to affect the Grobogan area, with the worst-hit zones in Tegowanu and Godong sub-districts, where joint response teams remain deployed.
BNPB confirmed that the Grobogan Regency Government has declared an emergency response status, effective until at least 22 February 2026, to accelerate relief efforts and the provision of basic necessities for affected residents.
Meanwhile, in Demak Regency, BNPB recorded 8,163 housing units affected by the flooding. Visual monitoring by BNPB's rapid response team on the ground found that rice paddies in Kebonagung, Plangwetan and Tlogosih remain submerged.
BNPB has committed to providing continuous support to local governments to help manage the impact until conditions are fully restored and community activities return to normal.
According to Abdul, the assistance includes intensifying efforts to repair embankments that collapsed after being struck by powerful currents from the overflowing Tuntang River, with heavy equipment being deployed to seal breach points identified as the primary cause of the spreading floodwaters across Demak and Grobogan.