5 Subdistricts In Malinau, Kaltara, Flooded

Malinau Police Chief AKBP Andreas Deddy Wijaya monitors the location of the floods that hit five sub-districts in Malinau, North Kalimantan. (ANTARA)HO-Humas Malinau Police)

A total of five sub-districts in Malinau Regency, North Kalimantan (Kaltara), were flooded due to the high intensity of rain in recent days which caused the Sesayap River in Malinau to overflow.

"The flood has submerged a number of residents' housing in five sub-districts and inundated a number of road accesses since Monday morning (22/5)," said Malinau Police Chief AKBP Andreas Deddy Wijaya as reported by ANTARA, Monday, May 22.

Five sub-districts were flooded, namely Malinau Barat, Malinau Utara, Malinau Kota, Malinau Selatan and Mentarang.

Andreas went directly to monitor a number of areas in Malinau Regency that were affected by flooding along with several Main Officials (PJU) and Malinau Police personnel to provide advice and ensure the safety of residents.

This step aims to determine the development of the latest conditions due to the impact of the flood overflow.

"The results of this monitoring are also very useful in determining the next steps of the Police to prevent and minimize material losses and casualties," said Andreas.

When monitoring the location of the flood, the Police Chief appealed to residents in Malinau Regency who were affected by the flood to always be careful not to carry out activities in flooded places, because there were concerns that aftershocks would occur.

"That's right, I was with several PJU Polres and members to directly inspect flood locations in several places. I have conveyed to the police chiefs and the role of Bhabinkamtibmas to always monitor the development of flooding in their jurisdictions," said the Police Chief.

He appealed to the public not to carry out activities in flood areas because it could be dangerous when the aftershocks came.

In addition, the public must also be careful, be alert to the surrounding conditions and prioritize personal and family safety such as being vigilant in monitoring electricity and supervising children.

Until now, personnel from the Malinau Police and Polsek were dispatched to the flood site to find out the condition of the community, as well as help evacuate residents and help lift residents' belongings to be transported to a safe place.