Bangsring Floods Due to River Silting
WONGSOREJO – The flood disaster that hit Bangsring and Bengkak Villages, Wongsorejo District last Monday (13/2), is the biggest flood in the last ten years. Known, water that enters people's homes because the river's water overflows.
The high rainfall causes the river water in the Bangsring and Bengkak Village areas to overflow. The sub-district head of Wongsorejo Sulistyowati said:, The impact of floods that occurred in Bangsring and Bengkak Villages mostly occurred in the houses of residents who were close to the river flow. Lucky, The flood that occurred in the Bangsring and Bengkak Villages did not last long.
"The rain subsided, the flood is gone. Flooding is only in Bangsring and Bengkak Villages,said Sulistyowati. He added, the cause of flooding in the two villages in addition to the high intensity of rain, It is also triggered by the number of river flows that are starting to become shallow.
The silting of river water in Bangsring and Bengkak Villages is caused by the accumulation of soil sediment. His party claimed to have checked with the Public Works Department (COULD) Irrigation at several locations causing flooding. Soon, The government will dredge the river which is considered shallow.
”Sediments that make it shallow will be dredged. The rain last Monday was extremely heavy," he said. In Bengkak Village there are also several points of damage due to flooding. The walls of the Bengkak Elementary School and the walls of the Seed Palawija Wongsorejo office in Pesumur Du Hamlet, broken because it is not strong enough to withstand the overflow of water.
"Residents who live on the banks of the river we urge to maintain cleanliness. Residents remain vigilant,because the rainy season is still going on. But hopefully there will be no more flooding in Wongsorejo,” he added. From the data obtained by Jawa Pos Radar Banyuwangi, flood impact in Paras Putih Hamlet RT02/ RW02, Bangsring Village, there is 6 KK affected by flood.
There's a lot of drifting furniture there, total loss reached Rp 15 million. In Paras Putih RT01/RW01 Hamlet, there are around 8 KK with a loss of up to Rp 15 also. Meanwhile for the Krajan Hamlet 1 RT04/RW05 some goats and chickens disappeared because they were lost in the flood.
tube, 32, one of the residents of Dusun Krajan I, Bangsring revealed, when it rains, The river water, which is usually dry, gradually begins to rise. The water also spilled into the village residents and corn fields. "My goat is missing, I've been chased by my husband but can't be caught. Broken TV, my money Rp 2 million and ID cards are also lost because water enters the surrounding houses 50 Cm inside,” said Pipah while washing her clothes which were dirty in the flood.
Sahari also feels the same way, 25, other residents of Dusun Krajan I. When the flood arrives, many residents were screaming hysterically because the water was coming in so fast. Livestock such as cows and goats were also washed away. Lucky, for loss report, only goats and chickens belonging to residents are missing.
“There are several houses which are located lower than the others which were also flooded up to their necks. Hopefully there won't be any more floods after this. People are hard like this," he said. Meanwhile, from daily data from the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Banyuwangi.
The entire Banyuwangi area still has the potential to rain. Rain with moderate to heavy intensity still has the potential to occur in the Wongsorejo area, Kalipuro, Songgon and Slippery. Meanwhile, for other sub-districts, Rain intensity for today has the potential for light to moderate rain. (radar)
