Heavy rain caused flooding and landslides in several provinces of Indonesia, including Riau, East Java and Bali, leaving at least 9 people dead. Damaging floods were also reported in West Sumatra.
National Board for Disaster Management (Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana – BNPB) said that 4 people died and 236 people were displaced after a landslide struck in Kebonagung, Pacitan Regency, East Java on 05 December, 2018. A river also overflowed in the area, flooding 3 villages.
Heavy rain during the following days caused a landslide in Gianyar regency, Bali, on 08 December, 2018, where at least 4 people died. In Riau Province, 1 person was swept away by flash flooding in Kampar District on 11 December, 2018.
Flooding in West Sumatra on 10 December destroyed a bridge in Bukittinggi. No fatalities were reported, however.
Meanwhile, a spokesperson for BNPB said that between 01 January and 10 December 2018, there were 2,374 disaster events across the country. As many as 4,211 people are dead or missing, almost 7,000 injured and 9.95 million people displaced or affected.
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Putusnya jembatan yang menghubungkan Padang- Bukittinggi akibat 10/12/2018 pukul 18.30 WIB. Waspadai banjir, longsor & puting beliung. Puncak hujan Januari-Februari 2018. Dampak bencana juga terus meningkat. pic.twitter.com/dmCjYfYMjN
— Sutopo Purwo Nugroho (@Sutopo_PN) December 11, 2018
Banjir akibatkan jembatan yang menghubungkan ruas Padang- Bukittinggi putus total pada 10/12/2018 pukul 18.30 WIB. Jembatan terletak di Korong Pasa Usang Nagari Kayutanam Kec. 2×11 Kayutanam Kab. Padang Pariaman. Tidak ada korban jiwa dari banjir tersebut. pic.twitter.com/4b3JT8YoHA
— Sutopo Purwo Nugroho (@Sutopo_PN) December 11, 2018
Berapa jumlah bencana di Indonesia selama 1/1/2018 – 10/12/2018?
Ada 2.374 kejadian bencana. Dampaknya: 4.211 orang tewas dan hilang, 6.940 orang luka, dan 9,95 juta jiwa mengungsi dan terdampak langsung bencana. Kerugian ekonomi puluhan trilyun.
Waspadalah bencana! pic.twitter.com/natJqm4EPb
— Sutopo Purwo Nugroho (@Sutopo_PN) December 11, 2018
