The 10 landslide-affected sub-districts are Caringin, Cisaat, Sukaraja, Sukabumi, Kadudampit, Kalapa Nunggal, Kabandungan, Cisolok, Parungkuda and Kabandungan.Sukabumi, W Java (ANTARA News) - Landslides have hit 10 sub-districts in Sukabumi district, West Java province, following incessant heavy rains on Sunday.
"Based on the reports we have received, 10 sub-districts were struck by landslides and five houses were destroyed, buried under mud, in Caringin sub-district," said Iwan Setiawan, the head of the Sukabumi disaster mitigation office, here on Monday.
The 10 landslide-affected sub-districts are Caringin, Cisaat, Sukaraja, Sukabumi, Kadudampit, Kalapa Nunggal, Kabandungan, Cisolok, Parungkuda and Kabandungan.
The worst-hit is Caringin, where five houses were destroyed at Cikembang and Sukamulya villages. However, no casualties have been reported so far.
"The rains fall almost every day in Sukabumi, which has a number of landslide-prone areas," Iwan noted.
"We have been on the alert because the weather conditions worsened of late. There have been heavy downpours all day long. We have also deployed a rapid-reaction team for disaster mitigation in order to monitor every region and report even minor disasters," he said.
The Sukabumi authorities have already sent relief aid consisting of, among other things, instant food and bathing and sleeping facilities to the affected areas.(*)
Editor: Heru Purwanto
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