November 2025 floods hit Dompu subdistricts, cut Kilo main road

Mataram — — Flooding triggered by heavy rain, lightning and strong winds hit parts of Dompu, West Nusa Tenggara, in mid-November 2025, inundating four subdistricts and two villages in Kilo subdistrict with water reportedly reaching around 20–80 centimetres, according to disaster management agencies and national media.

The incident occurred on 10 November 2025, when medium to heavy rain accompanied by thunder and strong wind fell on Kilo subdistrict for about an hour from around 15:30 WITA, causing rivers and drains to overflow and flooding homes and roads in Kramat and Lasi villages, according to the West Nusa Tenggara provincial disaster management agency (BPBD NTB).

Separately, the National Agency for Disaster Management (BNPB) reported that flooding over the same broader period affected four subdistricts, six villages and five urban wards in Dompu regency, with about 342 households impacted and flood depths between roughly 20 and 80 centimetres.

Areas and communities affected

According to BPBD NTB, the 10 November flooding in Kilo subdistrict impacted two villages: Kramat and Lasi.

The agency reported that 25 households were affected in Kramat and 65 households in Lasi, for a total of 90 households experiencing flood impacts in this event.

BNPB’s situation report, issued on 10 November, describes a related flooding episode in Dompu regency that affected four subdistricts — Dompu, Kempo, Woja and Hu'u — and notes that six villages and five urban wards were inundated.

In that wider regency-level event, BNPB recorded approximately 342 households affected and about 90 hectares of agricultural land temporarily flooded.

Impact on roads and infrastructure

BPBD NTB reported that in Kramat and Lasi villages, flooding cut the main Kilo cross-regency road at Dusun Enca over a five-metre stretch, disrupting mobility and isolating residents until water levels receded.

The agency noted that, by around 19:30 WITA on the day of the incident, conditions at the site had generally become more stable as water levels began to fall.

BNPB’s update on 10 November also highlighted damage to agricultural land, with around 90 hectares inundated, though detailed figures for damaged houses or public facilities in the regency-wide incident were not specified in the report.

Response and emergency measures

BPBD NTB stated that local disaster management teams, supported by other government agencies, conducted rapid assessments in Kramat and Lasi, clearing debris, monitoring water levels and coordinating with village officials on immediate needs.

BNPB reported that the Dompu local government declared a flood emergency status for Dompu regency, in force from 10 to 19 November 2025 under a regent’s decree, to support response and recovery efforts.

National media citing BNPB added that the emergency status covered flood, landslide and tornado risks in Dompu, allowing authorities to mobilise resources more flexibly over the ten-day period.

Longer-term flood risk

BNPB’s reports on the November 2025 events frame the Dompu flooding as part of a broader pattern of hydrometeorological disasters in Indonesia, driven by extreme rainfall and local factors such as land-use change and drainage limitations.

BPBD NTB has separately highlighted the importance of maintaining riverbanks and drainage systems, protecting upstream vegetation and reviewing development near waterways to reduce flood risk in Dompu regency.

Authorities have also recommended strengthening community preparedness through measures including routine inspections of drainage infrastructure, evacuation drills and village-level flood-risk mapping, in line with national disaster management guidance.

Sources

• BPBD Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Barat – "Bencana Alam Banjir Melanda 2 Desa di Kabupaten Dompu, Jalan Lintas Kilo di Dusun Enca Terputus"
• BNPB – "Perkembangan Situasi dan Penanganan Bencana di Indonesia pada 10 November 2025"
• Okezone News – "BNPB: Cuaca Ekstrem Picu Banjir dan Longsor Serentak di 6 Wilayah Indonesia"
• Merdeka – "Banjir Dompu: Dua Desa dan Akses Jalan Terputus Akibat Hujan Lebat"
• Detakpos – "Perkembangan Situasi dan Penanganan Bencana di Tanah Air Tanggal 13 November 2025"