Indonesia May Face Double Disaster During Rainy Season
The country needs to be on the alert for two disasters in October, a potential hydrometeorological disaster and the Covid-19 pandemic.
Residents of Cibuntu village look at the debris and ruins left behind after a flash flood on Tuesday (22/9/2020) swept through Pasawahan village of Cicurug district, Sukabumi, West Java. The flood swept away at least 12 houses and inundated 85 houses.
The country needs to be on the alert for two disasters in October, a potential hydrometeorological disaster and the Covid-19 pandemic. About 90 percent of all disasters over the last five years have occurred during the rainy season.
The rainy season, which is expected to begin in October, may a double burden for Indonesia. In addition to the ongoing health crisis, the country will also need to be ready to mitigate hydrometeorological disasters such as floods and landslides that usually occur during the rainy season.