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January 27, 2025 | 03:50 am
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Head of Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Dwikorita Karnawati urged the public to be aware of the potential for extreme weather on January 23-30, 2025, covering the long Isra Miraj and Chinese New Year holidays. The weather conditions are feared to trigger hydrometeorological disasters such as flash floods and landslides. West Java is among those highlighted because the intensity of rain is currently high.
"We must always be alert to potential disasters that may occur," said Dwikorita in an official statement on Sunday, January 26, 2025.
Following the strong news about landslides due to heavy rain, such as what happened in Petungkriyono District, Pekalongan Regency, Central Java on January 13, Dwikorita asked the community in areas prone to subsidence. The community is also advised not to dig in areas prone to landslides, and to ensure smooth drainage around the slopes.
"Pay attention to the early signs of landslides, such as the appearance of water seepage, cracks, or slopes that appear to be bulging," said Dwikorita,
Referring to the BMKG weather prediction for the next week, the weather will be extreme due to the dominance of the Asian monsoon winds, the influence of weak La Nina, and other atmospheric dynamics. Conditions in various regions, including West Java, have triggered moderate to very heavy rain accompanied by lightning and strong winds.
The Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation (PVMBG) of the Geological Agency has previously mapped a number of areas in West Java that have landslide potential with medium to high scale. The highest scale or areas that must be watched out for the most are in Bogor City, Bogor Regency, Sukabumi Regency, Cianjur, Bandung Regency, Garut Regency, Sumedang, Subang, Majalengka, Cirebon Regency, Kuningan, Ciamis, Tasikmalaya City, and Tasikmalaya Regency.
Floods Submerge Bandung Regency and Surrounding Areas
Acting Governor of West Java Bey Machmudin said that a joint effort was needed to overcome flooding in his administrative area. He had visited the flood location in Dayeuhkolot, Bandung Regency, and the residential area that was also submerged on Jalan Arjuna, Bandung City, on Saturday, January 25, 2025.
"I have spoken with the Head of the River Basin Center. This year, the Citarik River will be normalized," he said. "The addition of retention ponds is also very necessary to reduce the risk of flooding."
The flood in the Dayeuhkolot area has affected more than 2,500 homes. Flooding on Jalan Arjuna, Bandung City, which originated from the overflowing Citepus River also submerged dozens of residents' houses. In fact, there were houses whose walls were broken by the water.
According to Bey, the flood was due to poor management of development along the river basin. "Yesterday in Sukabumi, something similar happened," he said.
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