A flash flood on Monday has left a minimum of 2 individuals dead, 20 others injured and hundreds more displaced in Sukabumi, West Java.
The flooding occurred around 5 p.m. regional time on Monday, after a torrential downpour in the three districts of Cicurug, Parung Kuda and Cidahu caused the Citarik and Cipeuncit rivers to overflow their banks. The floodwaters were reportedly 6 meters high in specific locations.
Three people in Cicurug were swept away by the flood. A joint search-and-rescue team recuperated the bodies of two people identified as Jeje, 58, and Hasyim, 70, on Tuesday morning. The 3rd individual, recognized as 25- year-old Anang, is still missing out on.
” Twelve houses were swept away by the flash flood and 85 homes were inundated. Several cars were also swept away,” emergency situation head Budi Budiman Wahyu of the West Java Disaster Mitigation Company (BPBD) stated on Monday.
Budi included that the 4 villages of Cisaat, Pasawahan, Mekarsari, and Bangbayang on the southern slope of Mount Salak were heavily impacted by the floods. The West Java BPBD had sent out five workers to assist the Sukabumi BPBD in offering support to homeowners in flood hazard areas, including their evacuation.
The Sukabumi BPBD stated on Tuesday that at least 20 people had actually been hurt throughout the flooding, while 210 families in Cicurug had actually left their homes for safety.
Authorities likewise said that the flooding had impacted a minimum of 306 houses and several public centers, and badly harmed six houses and 10 bridges.
The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has actually issued an early caution for West Java, with potential heavy rains accompanied by lightning and strong winds on Tuesday and Wednesday.
