3 Districts in Sukabumi Regency hit by floods and landslides after heavy rains

Jakarta – Heavy rains that fell on a number of areas in Sukabumi Regency from Tuesday afternoon to evening resulted in three sub-districts being hit by floods and landslides. This disaster resulted in tens of residents’ homes being affected and tens of residents being displaced. Reported by detikJabar, Wednesday (22/10/2025), the three sub-districts affected were Cisolok District, Jampangtengah District and Purabaya District. Landslide in Cisolok, one house severely damaged High intensity rain triggered a cliff slide in Naringgul Village RT 03/09, Karangpapak Village, Cisolok District, around 17:00 WIB Tuesday (21/10). The cliff behind the house of a resident named Itoh suddenly collapsed and hit the back of the house, causing serious damage. SCROLL TO CONTINUE CONTENT Cisolok Disaster Management Officer (P2BK), Andri Firmansah, said that the occupants of the house had time to save themselves before they were hit by the material. He said there were no casualties in the incident, but a family consisting of 2 people had to temporarily evacuate. “Soil material from the cliff behind the house suddenly collapsed and immediately hit the back of Mrs. Itoh’s house. Fortunately, when the incident happened, the residents of the house managed to save themselves,” Andri said. Floods and landslides in Jampangtengah Floods and landslides also hit the Jampangtengah district, especially in Cijulang and Bojongtipar towns. Water as high as an adult’s knee flooded eight houses and one mosque in Kampung Cijulang RT 07/03, RT 08/03 and RT 09/03. Meanwhile, the flood in Bojongtipar Village hit several points: – Cibinong Village RT 01/05, the house belonging to Utar (1 family, 2 people) is under water – Cibojong Village RT 06/04, the house belonging to Euis (1 family, 2 people) and Ronasih (2 families, 4 people) – Cibojong Village RT 06/04, the house that belonging to Euis (1 family, 2 people) and Ronasih (2 families, 4 people) were also among the Cibojong Village, 4 people belonging to the house. Asep Gunawan (1 family, 4 people) joins underwater. Apart from that, a landslide disaster occurred in Cileutik Village RT 09/02 and hit Daos’ house and caused minor damage. Jampangtengah P2BK officer, Dadi Supardi, said there were no casualties, but five family heads (11 people) were forced to evacuate temporarily. Chest-high flooding and roads closed in Purabaya In the Purabaya district, floods and landslides occurred almost simultaneously around 18:00 WIB. The P2BK Purabaya report noted that flooding hit two main locations, namely Kampung Muara RT 08/06 and Kampung Lembur Tengah RT 03/02/01 RW 01, both in Purabaya Village. The landslide also closed part of the provincial road in Ketengan Village and damaged the retaining wall (TPT) at Cisarua Elementary School. “From 16.00 to 21.00 WIB, heavy rain fell on the Purabaya area and its surroundings. The high water discharge meant that the overflow of the Cibening River could not be accommodated and caused seasonal flooding,” said a written report from P2BK Purabaya Yanto Prayitno. At least one village was flooded with the water level reaching an adult’s chest. Apart from that, the route connecting Purabaya – Sagaranten was impassable for two and four wheel vehicles as it was flooded with water and mud. Read more here. (yld/lir)