After Almost a Night of Rain
MUNCAR – It was raining heavily since the evening until yesterday morning (12/8) caused the village in Dusun Tratas, Kedungringin Village, and Dusun Kabat Mantren, Wringinputih Village, Muncar District, Banyuwangi, submerged in floods.
The two hamlets have always been prone to flooding. Every time it rains heavily, Hundreds of houses submerged. Although not as bad as the previous flood, but the stagnant water cut off the flow of traffic.
The stagnant water on the highway reached a height 50 centimeters more. Many passing vehicles broke down. “The water level in the middle of the highway is about one meter,Supardi said, a truck driver caught in a flood.
The flooding that occurred in Tratas Hamlet and Kabat Mantren Hamlet was caused by the drainage from the rice fields being unable to accommodate the high water discharge.. “It was raining heavily, water from the rice paddies enters the village," explained Hanipah, 45, wargaDusun Tratas, Kedungringin Village.
According to Hanipah, water started to enter the housing on Friday around 02.00. Residents who had been traumatized by the floods immediately saved electronic goods and important papers. “All night could not sleep, water enters the house and rooms," he explained.
The flood was knee-deep in adults and began to recede at around 10:00 a.m 13.00 yesterday (12/8). A number of residents whose houses were submerged immediately cleaned their homes with clean water. "We are tired like this all the time, in two months there have been four floods," he complained.
Although the flood this time did not damage public facilities, However, the stagnant water is high enough to disturb residents' activities. Especially, a number of roads were flooded to the point of being impassable. That flooded street, including the Kedungrejo Village highway, Muncar District, to be precise in front of the Vocational Training Center building (BLK) Muncar; the highway in front of the Muncar Police, the main road in front of the Kedungrejo housing complex, as well as the connecting road between Kedungringin Village and Wringinputih Village.
“While there have been no reports of damage and losses due to this flood,said the Head of the Muncar Sub-District, Yusdi Irawan. (radar)
