Flash floods that hit the Simpang Alahan Mati District and Tigo Nagari District in Pasaman Regency, West Sumatra Province (Sumbar), occurs due environmental damage at upstream areas.
Indonesia Environment Forum (Walhi) of Sumbar, suspect that the damage caused by illegal logging activity.
Sumbar Walhi director, Khalid Saifullah said based on the results checks on the field, a lot of wood logs are founded. He strongly suspect the flash floods is due to illegal logging activities.
Khalid urged local governments to serious and increasing concern to all areas in West Sumatra that are prone to landslides and flash floods. This issue should be investigated and acted upon.
Meanwhile, Manager of Operations Control Center of Disaster Management ,Ade Edward, in a press release stating, disaster on Wednesday (2/22/12) afternoon came after high intensity rainfall.
He explain that water debit blocked by timbers material that cultivated at hill areas. Wood material residu originally made no smooth flow for river water.
Because water is greater, the material eventually becomes a flash flood that swept away.
Nagari Simpang in the District of Simpang Alahan Mati is the area worst hit by flash floods.
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