BPBD: Floods Hit 31 Villages And Sub-Districts In East Barito

Floods inundated residential areas in the Tudja complex, Tamiang Layang Village, East Dusun District, East Barito Regency, Central Kalimantan Province, Friday (27/5/2022). (ANTARA/Habibullah)

BARITO TIMUR - Floods hit 31 villages and sub-districts in the East Barito Regency, Central Kalimantan, according to the latest data from the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD).

"Initially, approximately 20 villages were affected by the flood. New data came in, there were additions, the total is 31 villages and sub-districts," said Acting Head of BPBD Barito Timur Bertulumeus in Tamiang Layang, quoted by Antara, Friday, May 27.

According to him, heavy rains have caused flooding in 29 villages and two sub-districts in the sub-districts of Dusun Timur, Paku, Pematang Karau, Awang, Raren Batuah, Karusen Janang, Patangkep Tutui, and Dusun Tengah.

Floods hit parts of the villages of Haringen, Magantis, and Karang Langit as well as Tamiang Layang Village in Dusun Timur District and the villages of Paku Beto, Pangkan, Tampa, Kalamus, Runggu Raya, Simpang Bangkuang, and Bantai Napu in Paku District.

In addition, flooding occurred in the villages of Ketab, Muru Duyung, Lebo, Bararawa, Pinang Tunggal, Tuyau, Nagaleah, Muara Plantau in Pematang Karau District; Hayaping and Tangkan Villages in Awang District; Malintut, Batuah, Lenggang, and Puri villages in Raren Batuah sub-district; and Dayu and Ipu Mea villages in Karusen Janang sub-district.

The villages of Ramania, Bentot, and Pulau Padang in the Patangkep Tutui sub-district and the Ampah Kota sub-district in the Dusun Tengah sub-district are also facing the impact of flooding.

According to BPBD data, the areas of villages and sub-districts affected by flooding are generally close to rivers.

Bertulumeus said the sub-district heads, village heads and lurahs had been instructed to monitor the impact of the floods and help residents affected by the floods.

"The village head and sub-district head are asked to be alert at their respective locations and serve flood-affected communities as well as evacuate residents affected by severe flooding. Today we from BPBD will review the field again," he said.