East Kalimantan Flood Alert
BALIKPAPAN - BMKG declared East Kalimantan to be on flood alert status for three days until Sunday, November 28. This status is related to the potential for heavy rain.
"A number of areas in East Kalimantan in three days have the potential for heavy rain accompanied by lightning/lightning and strong winds of short duration," said Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman (SAMS) Sepinggan Balikpapan Meteorological Station Class I forecaster Diyan Novrida in Balikpapan, quoted by Antara, Friday, November 26.
As a result of the heavy rain, there is the potential for flooding or flash floods, so that his party has also informed the relevant parties, especially BPBDs in each district/city, to be vigilant.
Areas that have this potential are in Berau Regency which includes Tanjung Redeb, Kelay, Derawan Island, and Tabalar Districts. The area rained heavily on Friday, November 26.
Then in the district of Kutai Kartanegara (Kukar) which includes the districts of Muara Jawa, Tabang, Sebulu, Tenggarong, Muara Badak, Muara Muntai, Loa Janan Ilir. Including the cities of Balikpapan and Samarinda.
East Kutai Regency (Kutim) includes the Districts of Kaliorang, Karangan, Sandaran, Sangatta, Bengalon, Sangkulirang, Muara Wahau, Batu Ampar, Muara Ancalong. Paser Regency includes Batu Sopang and Tana Grogot.
West Kutai Regency (Kubar) includes the Districts of Damai, Sendawar, Long Iram, Melak, Bentian Besar, Muara Pahu, Bongan. Mahakam Ulu (Mahulu) Regency includes Long Apari, Long Bagun, Laham. North Penajam Paser Regency (PPU) includes Babulu and Penajam.
On Saturday, November 27, he continued, there is the potential to occur in Berau Regency, which includes Pulau Derawan, Tabalar, Tanjung Redeb, Kelay sub-districts. Samarinda and Balikpapan cities.
Kutim Regency includes Kaliorang, Karangan, Sandaran, Sangkulirang, Sangatta, Bengalon, Batu Ampar, Muara Wahau, Muara Ancalong, Kongbeng. Paser Regency includes Tana Grogot, Batu Sopang, and Muara Komam.
Kubar Regency includes Muara Pahu, Long Iram, Damai, Melak, Bentian Besar, Bongan, Sendawar. Kukar Regency includes Estuary Java, Tenggarong, Muara Badak, Muara Muntai, Sebulu, Loa Janan Ilir, Tabang.
Mahulu Regency includes the Districts of Long Apari, Laham, and Long Bagun. There are two sub-districts in PPU, namely Babulu and Penajam.
For Sunday, November 28, Diyan continued, heavy rain has the potential to occur in Berau Regency which includes Kelay, Derawan Island, and Maratua. Then the city of Samarinda and Balikpapan.
East Kutai Regency includes the Subdistricts of Sandaran, Sangatta, Bengalon, Kongbeng, Batu Ampar, Muara Wahau, Sangkulirang, Muara Ancalong. PPU districts include Babulu and Penajam.
"Kukar Regency includes the districts of Muara Jawa, Tenggarong, Muara Muntai, Loa Janan Ilir. Kubar Regency includes Damai, Sendawar, Long Iram, Melak, Bentian Besar, Muara Pahu, then Tana Grogot District in Paser," said Diyan.