Indonesia, Flood in Sumbawa Regency (West Nusa Tenggara)

➢ Chronology: Triggered by high intensity rain on Wednesday 21 February 2024 at 17.00 WIB

➢ Location:
● Buer District
- Kalabeso Village
- Labuhan Burung Village
- Jurumapin Village
- Alas District
- Marente Village

➢ Casualties:
● 170 families / 488 people affected

➢ Material Losses:
● 170 housing units affected
● 37 Hectares of rice fields were affected
● 3 bridge units were cut off
● 2 units (earth retaining embankments) collapsed
● 1 check dam unit collapsed

➢ Effort:
● Coordinate with the Village/Subdistrict/District where the incident is affected
● Monitor the development of events
● Reporting and disseminating information
● The Sumbawa Regency BPBD team went to the disaster location.

➢ Urgent Needs
● Efforts need to be made immediately to install cliff-bearing gabions in Pernang Hamlet, Lab Village. District Birds Buer and providing food logistics because many residents' houses were submerged.
● It is necessary to immediately handle the Marente Loka Village Bridge and Beru Marente Hamlet because it is the only road access and it is necessary to immediately install cliff-bearing gabions on the connecting bridge between the hamlets because there are concerns about a more widespread impact.
● it is necessary to immediately install gabions in Jurumapin B Hamlet because if it is not handled it will have a widespread impact on residential areas, providing food logistics for 2 families / 9 people whose houses were swept away and it is necessary to immediately build a Uma Nasi check dam in Jurumapin Village to anticipate harvest failure/planting failure .

➢ Current Conditions:
● The water slowly receded and residents began to clean their homes.

Source: Mr. Adam Pusdalops BPBD Sumbawa Regency