900 homes inundated after flash floods and landslides hit West Java, Indonesia
Heavy rains triggered flash floods and landslides in Garut District of West Java, Indonesia, on Monday, October 12, 2020. Hundreds of houses were submerged, displacing around 1 000 families.
Intense downpours began Sunday, October 11, and continued into Monday morning. This resulted in the overflow of the Cipalebuh and Cikaso rivers, sending floodwaters to surrounding houses, according to Garut Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) logistics head, Imam Imrania.
More than 900 houses were inundated, forcing around 800 families to evacuate. No casualties were reported, Imrania added.
The affected districts were Cikelet, CIbalong, Peundeuy, Singjaya, Banjarawangi, and Pameungpeuk, which was hit the worst.
Garut Regent Rudy Gunawan said he will visit the area to assess the situation, adding that the social agency has provided 10 tons of rice to flood victims.
Local officials reported that floodwaters in the said district reached up to 0.8 m (2.6 feet) high.
Image credit: BPBD Parigi Moutong
Turut berduka atas musibah #banjir bandang yang melanda #Garut, semoga segera surut dan pulih kembali. pic.twitter.com/4ktQuVIJBo
— twitpos (@twitpos) October 12, 2020
Innalillahi..
Pray for Garut pic.twitter.com/uRjnyHlKqO
— Last Jannisary (@JanissaryD_Last) October 12, 2020
Landslides also occurred as a result of the rainfall, damaging several homes in Tasikmalaya on Monday. Rudy said the deforestation in Cikajang and Cisompet contributed to the natural disasters.
"The Garut regency administration will take legal action against [those responsible for] the deforestation, as it has caused disasters."
Since October 7, floods and landslides have affected wide swaths of Indonesia. In Central Java, two people lost their lives in a landslide in Dawe District on Monday.
Last week, thousands were affected by floods in North Sumatra, Bengkulu, and West Sulawesi provinces, and Bali, where one person died.
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Banjir bandang, Garut Selatan #GErakanLawanARah #Luwaklicious pic.twitter.com/MUmdXm5Fg2
— don78 (@_doncorleone_78) October 12, 2020
Banjir bandang Sungai Cipalebuh, bojong mongkong, Pameungpeuk Garut Selatan.
barangkali ada yg mau nitip pakaian, makanan, sembako, dll. bisa Dm saya
Cc @ditamoechtarr @lord_kobra @sandalista1789 @nadyaalfi @rahung @ghanieierfan pic.twitter.com/zXjXPZ2JPG— Resimen (@Tjakrabirahi69) October 12, 2020
Mohon doa gar semua diberi keselamatan… banjir bandang melanda selatan Garut dan Tasik. Video di bawah banjir di Bantarkalong Tasikmalaya, Ponpes KH. Endang Said pic.twitter.com/cj712rMcmp
— NU Jabar Online (@nujabar_online) October 12, 2020
Hujan dengan intenstias tinggi memicu meluapnya debit air Sungai Cipalebuh dan Cikaso. Peristiwa tersebut memicu banjir di Kabupaten Garut, Provinsi Jawa Barat, pada Senin (12/10), pukul 04.30 WIB. Selengkapnya : https://t.co/CkVNOK95Gu#InfoBencanaBNPB pic.twitter.com/BKSCIY86QZ
— BNPB Indonesia (@BNPB_Indonesia) October 12, 2020
Featured image credit: BPBD Parigi Moutong
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