Kupastuntas.co, West Lampung - After the heavy rains which flushed parts of West Lampung Regency hundreds of hectares of rice fields that have been planted with rice and are just waiting for the harvest period in Sukamarga Village, Suoh District, were flooded.

Anto, a local resident, said that the flood which submerged hundreds of hectares of the residents' rice fields was due to heavy rains since Tuesday (28/2/23) in the early morning.

"The water that inundated the rice fields came from the Way Semaka river which overflowed because the rainfall that flushed the area here was quite high because it was not strong enough to accommodate the water discharge, so the water rose into the rice fields belonging to the residents," he said, Tuesday (28/02/2023) ).

According to him, residents affected by the floods hope that the rice plants that have been planted will not be damaged, his party also hopes that there will be handling from related parties to anticipate any damage to the rice plants.

"We hope that related parties can help deal with this problem to anticipate damage to rice plants," he concluded.

Meanwhile, the Head of Suoh Sub-District, Davet Jakson, said that his party had directly inspected the location affected by the flood. According to him, the rice plants in the rice fields were just waiting to bear fruit or were still in the process of flowering.

The overflow of river water is exacerbated due to the presence of an embankment which is currently in a damaged condition so that it is unable to hold the water discharge which causes sediment to accumulate in the riverbed so that it is necessary to normalize the Way Semaka river.

Currently, he said, his party was collecting data on the rice fields of residents who were affected by the flood, as well as recording the impact of the damage that had occurred to then report it to the relevant parties.

"Essentially, we hope that the flood will recede soon, so that the rice plants of the residents are not damaged because it becomes one of the sources of income for the residents. We are currently recording the number of residents affected, we will report it to the relevant agencies," he concluded. (*)