The South Sumatra OKU Cross Road Is Completely Paralyzed Due To Floods

BATURAJA - Jalan Lintas Sumatra (Jalinsum) in Tanjung Dalam Village, Ogan Komering Ulu Regency (OKU), South Sumatra, was completely paralyzed due to flooding that submerged roads reaching 1.5 meters.

"The flood this time was quite severe and submerged the road," said Head of the OKU Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), Januar Efendi in Baturaja, OKU Regency, as reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, May 8.

He said the high rainfall that had occurred since the last few days until last night submerged thousands of houses in the local area, but there were no casualties.

In addition, the flood also damaged a number of public facilities such as suspension bridges and electricity and telecommunications networks in Baturaja City that had been cut off due to the natural disaster. In fact, several roads in the local area such as Jalinsum in Tanjung Dalam Village, Tanjung Kemala Village and Canalan Village, East Baturaja District were affected by flooding and traffic flow was completely paralyzed.

For the time being, two and four-wheeled riders from Palembang to Baturaja and vice versa had to be diverted through Jalan Cor Beton Batukuning until the flood receded.

"Our personnel are currently still focused on evacuating flood victims to safe places to anticipate casualties," he said.

Meanwhile, according to Eko, a resident of Baturaja, said the car he was driving could not pass in Jalinsum, Tanjung Dalam Village because it was flooded as high as 1.5 meters.

"Last night I just returned from Palembang City to Baturaja and my vehicle was unable to pass on the route because of the flood," he said.

Eko admitted that he and dozens of other four-wheeled vehicles trapped in the flood were forced to pass through an alternative road on Jalan Cor Beton Batukuning, Kurup Village, with a very long distance.

"How else can I be forced to turn around. Because, if I force myself to pass through the flood, my car must have turned off because the water level reached about 1.5 meters," he said.