Indonesia, Flooding and Landslide in Kebumen, Central Java

Description

Flood and landslides hit Kebumen Region, Central Java Province after high intensity rainfall on Monday 26 October 2020 0300 hrs local time.

Affected Locations:
1. Prembun Sub-region
2. Alian
3. Kebumen
4. Karanganyar
5. Kemit
6. Puring
7. Sempor
8. Padureso
9. Pejagoan
10. Sruweng
11. Karangsambung
12. Karanggayam
13. Rowokele

Displaced Communities:
In total there are 2.107 displaced people, with the following details:
- 995 people evacuated in Madureja Elementary School
- 1.112 people evacuated in Elementary Schools and Sidobunder elevated house.

Actions taken by Local Disaster Management Authority (BPBD Kebumen):
- Conduct rapid assessment in several point in Kebumenn region and coordinate with relevant agencies
- BPBD Kebumen conduct a coordination meeting with the consortium of head sub-regions, military, police, and volunteer in Madurejo Elementry School.
- The BPBD officers and volunteers in Madurejo Village, Puring Sub-region are continuously monitoring the situation in the filed and ready to evacuate affected people as necessary.
- Distribute 25 pcs wire gabions (to hold the river bank) to Karanggayam Region
- Distribute 30 pcs wire to Padureso Region
- Distribute 19 package of family kits to Jatiluhur Village, Karanganyar Sub-region.
- Distribute Sandbag to Pesuningan Village, Prembun Sub-region
- Distribute food items to Al Khafi Somlangu Boarding School in Suberadi Village, Kebumen Sub-region
- Distribute clean water to Sidobunder Vilage, Puring Subregion and Mangunharjo Village, Adimulyo Sub-region
- The local authority is in preparation of declaring the state of Emergency Response.

Source: BPBD Kebumen