Massive floods hit North Maluku in Indonesia, hundreds of houses were submerged in floodwaters, thousands of residents were forced to be evacuated, flood heights reached 2 meters as high as an adult's chest.

Major floods submerged a number of villages in Central Halmahera Regency, North Maluku Province, Indonesia, from Sunday 21 July 2024, until today 22 July 2024. The flood hit Lukulamo Village, Lelilef Woebulan Village, Woekob Village and Woejerana Village, which are in Central Weda District.

The flood occurred due to the high rainfall that fell on the area over the last two days, causing water to overflow in the Kobe River. It is known that the height of the flood varies up to 2 meters, as high as an adult's chest.

Seen in the video, the worst major flood situation was in Lukulamo Village, today, Monday 22 July 2024, the water level has reached the chests of adults, residents were forced to be evacuated and evacuated, the heavy flooding also damaged a number of residents' houses and washed away and drowned vehicles on the road. .

“Flooding is made worse by the presence of sea tides in the area. "The water level reaches one meter to two meters," said Abdul Muhari, Head of the Disaster Information and Communication Data Center of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) on Monday 22 July 2024.

Until now, the Central Halmahera Regency Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) is still carrying out emergency management efforts in the form of evacuating flood-affected residents and collecting data on victims as well as carrying out rapid assessments of material losses.