Makassar Floods Displace 2,164 Residents, Says BNPB

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Torrential downpours caused to inundate parts of South Sulawesi’s Makassar on Monday, February 10, 2025, affecting 580 homes and displacing as many as 580 households, or 2,164 individuals.

The Makassar City Disaster Management Agency () has distributed logistics aid and carried out evacuations with a focus on vulnerable groups. "According to reports as of Thursday, February 13, 2025, floods still inundate neighborhoods with waters ranging from 30 centimeters to 3 meters," said Abdul Muhari, Head of the Data, Information, and Communication Center for Disaster Management at the National Disaster Management Agency (), in a written statement on Thursday, February 13, 2025.

According to Muhari, heavy rain and the overflowing of the Walennae River have caused flooding and breached embankments at two points in Ujung Lero Village, Sabbangparu District, on Monday, February 10.

As a result of the flooding, at least eight villages in the Tanasitolo, Tempe, and Sabbangparu Districts were affected. A total of 573 homes were inundated, 824 people were affected, and one person is reported missing and presumed to have been swept away by the river current.

As a response to this incident, the Wajo Regency BPBD has carried out emergency response and search efforts for the missing victim. "The floods have yet to recede and remain submerging houses and agricultural land in Wajo,” he said.

Extreme weather is also reported in Minahasa, North Sulawesi, on Tuesday. Torrential downpours and strong winds have toppled trees and damaged the roofs of houses in four villages in Kombi District.

The four affected villages are Kalawiran Village, Kolongan Satu Village, Rerer Village, and Kolongan Village in the Kombi District. A total of 11 households, or 36 individuals, were affected, with reported material losses including nine lightly damaged houses, two severely damaged houses, one educational facility, and one affected access road.

"The Minahasa BPBD has made efforts to assess the disaster site, as well as distribute aid to affected residents," said Muhari.

Extreme weather also occurred in Bali, where heavy rain and strong winds damaged a house in Karangasem Regency on Wednesday afternoon. Three road accesses were obstructed due to fallen trees in Bebandem district, and a person was reported killed in the incident.

In response to these events, BNPB urges local governments and residents to increase preparedness and vigilance in facing the disaster risks by regularly cleaning rivers and waterways, checking weather updates, and preparing emergency plans, including evacuation routes, in the event of a disaster. 

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