KALTIM - A number of areas in East Kalimantan Province are forecasted to experience heavy rain and lightning on Thursday, November 2 to Friday, November 3. All parties are asked to be aware of the impacts from floods, landslides and fallen trees.

"The forecast results have been submitted to BPBDs in districts/cities for precautionary measures," said Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman (SAMS) Sepinggan Balikpapan Meteorological Station Class I forecaster, Diyan Novrida, quoted from Antara, Wednesday, December 1.

Areas in East Kalimantan Province where heavy rain and wind are forecast are in East Kutai Regency, covering Muara Ancalong District, Kongbeng District, Kaliorang, Bengalon, Kaubun, Kongbeng, Rantau Pulung, North Sangatta, and South Sangatta District.

For West Kutai Regency, he continued, at 20:00 heavy rains and thunderstorms are predicted in Sendawar, Long Iram, Melak, Muara Pahu, Barong Tongkok, Jempang, Linggang Bigung, Mook Manaar Bulatn, Muara Lawa, Nyuatan and Tering sub-districts.

At 23.00 thunderstorms and heavy rains occurred in Sendawar, Bentian Besar, Damai, Long Iram, Linggang Bigung, Mook Manaar Bulatn, Peninggahan, Siluq Ngurai, and Tering sub-districts.

Next Friday morning or at 02.00, thunderstorms are predicted to occur in three sub-districts, namely Bentian Besar, Damai, and Siluq Ngurai Districts. Temperatures range from 23-31 degrees Celsius, wind speeds of about 10 km per hour, humidity between 65-100 percent.

"Other regencies/cities are also forecasting heavy rains and thunderstorms in the next two days, namely a number of sub-districts in Kutai Kartanegara, Berau, Paser, Mahakam Ulu, and Balikpapan," said Diyan.


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