LOSS due to the overflow of the Wagud River which hit Tapanrejo Village, Kedungrejo village, and Kedungringin Village, Muncar District, still unknown. Beside the water is still stagnant, until yesterday afternoon (8/6) Officers are still collecting data.
The flood which submerged hundreds of residents' houses caused heavy damage to a number of infrastructure. That's like half the road in Tratas Hamlet, Kedungringin village, collapse due to water erosion. The newly completed irrigation project was built in Dusun Krajan, Kedungringin Village, also destroyed.
“The irrigation project was just built a week ago,said Mujaini, head of Dusun Krajan, Kedungringin Village, Muncar. The road body in front of the Kedungrejo Village football field was also destroyed two meters long. The asphalt on the highway peeled off and was washed away by the flood. “Tratas and SD markets were also submerged," he explained.
Head of Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Banyuwangi Regency, Really giving up, admitted that he could not estimate the damage caused by the flood. Currently it is still recording the number of heads of households (KK) flooded in three villages.
"Probably tomorrow (Today) we can just release it,” he said when contacted via cell phone yesterday evening (8/6). Kusiyadi said together with the village and sub-district governments, his party is still continuing to collect data on the number of houses belonging to residents who were submerged in the flood, including losses incurred as a result of the disaster.
"We data together,He said. Meanwhile, based on data released by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry, and Plantation (Disperhutbun) Banyuwangi Regency, the flood submerged 108 hectares of paddy fields in three villages, namely Blambangan Village, Kedungrejo village, and Kedungringin.
“The worst was in Kedungringin Village,said the Head of the Forestry and Plantation Office, Ikrori Hudanto. From 108 hectares of rice fields submerged in the flood, light him, in the village of Blambangan 5 hectare, Kedungrejo village 22 hectare, and Kedungringin Village 81 hectare.
From the area of the submerged rice fields, 62 hectare of rice plants, 22 hectare of soybean crop, 15 hectares of corn crop, 3 hectares of melons, 4 hectares of dragon fruit plantations, and 2 hectares of citrus plantations. Not only destroying agricultural land, the flood also washed away dozens of boats belonging to fishermen on the beach and around the Wagud River.
Based on data from Muncar fisheries officers, there are approx 20 fishing boats that were reported sunk and swept away by the flood. From 20 that boat, 5 a boat owned by fishermen from Kalimoro Hamlet, Tembokrejo Village, Muncar District, and 15 another boat owned by fishermen from Dusun Tratas, Kedungringin Village.
"The exact number is still being recorded, likely to increase,said Abidin, Muncar fisheries officer. Not only that, the flood that occurred in the Muncar District area also caused losses to a number of fresh fish cultivation.
One of them is Lukoni, 40, residents of Dusun Krajan, Kedungrejo Village. A freshwater fish pond filled with 250 thousands of catfish seeds, gouramy, and tilapia, ready to harvest washed away by the flood. "All sold out is not left. Losses around Rp 30 million," he said. (radar)
