TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Head of Data, Information, and Public Relations Center for the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said that heavy rain had resulted in the floods and landslides in Banjar, West Java.

“Heavy rain for two days in a row has caused the flooding and landslide,” Sutopo said on Monday, October 10, 2016.

The disaster happened on Sunday, October 9, 2016, and is currently being addressed by the Banjar City’s BNPB along with BPBD. A 20-50 centimeter depth flood has hit a number of villages and the data of the houses affected is still being collected.

Meanwhile, at Mulyasari Village, Patarungan, heavy rain flooded 25 houses at the depth of 70 centimeters.

In other villages such as Raharja Village, Purwaharja, 55 houses were flooded with a 20-50 centimeter depth of water. Meanwhile, there were 45 houses caught in the flood in Paturahman village.

Meanwhile, landslides occurred in the village of Batulawang, Karyamukti, Mulyasari, Paturaman, and Sukamukti. Residents that were affected have been evacuated to a safe location.

The roads connecting West Java and Central Java were also broken and disconnected the two provinces due to the disaster.

DIKO OKTARA