9 Districts/Cities on Alert for Drought Emergencies in NTB, 263,000 People Affected
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The West Nusa Tenggara Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD NTB) reported that as of September 10, 2026, there were 9 districts/cities in the region under a drought alert status, and three of them were in an emergency state.
Based on the monitoring results of BPBD NTB, the temporary impact of this drought disaster has affected 66 sub-districts, 277 villages/neighborhoods, and 84,837 households (KK) or 263,310 people. In addition, the local BPBD has distributed 3.38 million liters of water.
"All regions in NTB are currently officially in the dry season period, reinforced by the El Nino phenomenon," wrote BPBD NTB on its official Instagram post on Saturday (12/9/2025).
If viewed by region, East Lombok Regency has the most affected victims, namely 92,950 people. The drought occurred in 41 villages, but only 40,000 liters of water have been distributed so far.
Here are the details of the number of victims affected by drought in 9 districts/cities of NTB as of September 10, 2026:
- East Lombok Regency: 92,950 people
- Sumbawa Regency: 42,728 people
- Central Lombok Regency: 33,695 people
- Bima Regency: 28,894 people
- West Lombok Regency: 22,030 people
- North Lombok Regency: 17,855 people
- Dompu Regency: 8,940 people
- West Sumbawa Regency: 6,765 people
- Bima City: 3,287 people
As the area under alert or emergency status due to the increasingly prolonged dry season days (HTH) expands, BPBD NTB urges the public to use water wisely to anticipate a clean water crisis.
"The public is also urged to be very vigilant about the potential for forest, land, or settlement fires by not burning trash indiscriminately or leaving fire sources unattended," wrote BPBD NTB.
"Disclosure: This is an AI-generated translation of the original article. We strive for accuracy, but please note that automated translations may contain errors or slight inconsistencies."
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