Durian. More than 39,500 people have been displaced as at least 24,379 houses are submersed by one week floods affected 10 regencies and municipals in Indonesia’s South Kalimantan province, which killed at least 15people, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said on Jan.17.
Floods that was triggered by unstopped rains begun on Jan.12 and have affected Tapin, Banjar, Hulu Sungai Tengah, Balangan, Tabalong, Hulu Sungai Selatan, Batola regencies, Banjar Baru, Banjarmasin and Tanah Laut municipals.
‘’There are 15 people have died in total – seven in Tanah Laut, three in Hulu Sungai Tengah, three in Banjar, one in Banjar Baru and one in Tapin. The government of South Kalimantan province has declared disaster emergency situation since Jan.14,’’Raditya Jati, spokesperson of BNPB said in Jakarta.
He said based on weather forecast from the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) , mild to average rains will continue falling in South Kalimantan up to February, therefore, people are urged to aware on it.
The National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) said floods also happened in several other locations across Indonesia.
As of Jan.17, the agency recorded floods have affected Manado in North Sulawesi where five people have died; Kao in North Halmahera, North Maluku.
While according to Indonesian Military (TNI) on Jan.17, its personnel had been working evacuating and distributing aids to flood affected area in West Kalimantan’s Bengkayang regency along with the National Police (Polri) of officers.
