Flash floods cause widespread damage in Indonesia’s Guci hot spring tourist area
Heavy rains triggered severe flash floods in the Guci hot spring area in Central Java’s Tegal Regency on Sunday, December 21, 2025, causing widespread damage.
Heavy rainfall triggered flash floods in the Guci hot spring tourist area on Sunday, causing widespread damage in the region.
The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) is assisting the local government in handling the impact of the flash flood in the Guci hot spring tourist area in Tegal District, Central Java, reported Antara.
The flash flood had damaged several supporting infrastructures in the tourist area, said Abdul Muhari, the Head of the BNPB Disaster Data, Information, and Communication Center, in a statement on Monday, December 22.
The floods damaged hot water pipes, a small pedestrian bridge in the Pancuran 13 area, and fallen trees around Pancuran 5, reported by the Tegal District Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD)
Muhari confirmed there were no reports of casualties in the flash flood in the tourist area.
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The BNPB, along with the Tegal District BPBD Rapid Response Team (TRC), has deployed heavy equipment to clear mud and debris carried by the floodwaters.
In addition to the cleanup effort, a joint team is currently deployed to monitor the Gung River, which flows through the Guci area, to anticipate potential further flooding.
Muhari stated that the Guci tourist area is temporarily closed until all repairs and cleanup processes are complete.
The BNPB urged citizens to remain vigilant amid the potential for extreme weather expected to persist until early next year, when the rainy season peaks. The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), has issued an early warning of potential extreme weather in the next three days.
If heavy rain persists for a prolonged period, the public has been asked to evacuate independently to safer locations according to the instructions of officers in the field, said Muhari.
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