Four Sub-Districts In Hulu Sungai Tengah, South Kalimantan Are Flooded

JAKARTA - Floods have submerged four sub-districts in Hulu Sungai Tengah Regency, South Kalimantan Province, since the afternoon of Saturday, November 27. Floods are triggered by heavy rains.

The four sub-districts include Brabai, Haruyan, Hantakan and Batang Alai sub-districts. While in Brabai District, four villages were hit by floods, namely North Barabai, South, West, and Mendingan Villages.

"The water level that hit the four sub-districts ranged from 40 to 50 centimeters," said Plt. Head of BNPB Disaster Information and Communication Center Abdul Muhari in his statement, Sunday, November 28.

Currently, the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Hulu Sungai Tengah Regency has established a command post at Mandingin Stadium. Abdul Muhari hopes that this post will make the emergency response more effective.

"One of the emergency handling of the post is to collect data on material losses in flood-affected areas," said Abdul Muhari.

In addition, he continued, joint officers are on standby to anticipate further flooding that may still occur in this area.

"The local BPBD also reported that residents who had evacuated had returned to their respective homes," he said.

Meanwhile, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) issued an early warning of the potential for moderate to heavy rain which could be accompanied by lightning/lightning and strong winds in the South Kalimantan Province.

The area includes the City/Regencies of Banjarmasin, Banjarbaru, Banjar, Barito Kuala, Tapin, Hulu Sungai Selatan, Hulu Sungai Tengah, Hulu Sungai Tengah, Tanah Bumbu and Kotabaru, Balangan, Tabalong, Tanah Bumbu and Kotabaru on 28 to 29 November 2021.

"BNPB continues to urge the public and regional officials to be alert to potential hydrometeorological disasters. Preparedness steps can be taken by cleaning and inspecting channels and water catchment areas regularly, planting trees and cleaning river areas," he concluded.