South Kalimantan Floods Forced 112,709 To Flee

Residents carrying their children through floods in Kampung Melayu Village, Banjar Regency, South Kalimantan (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Floods in a number of areas in South Kalimantan (South Kalimantan) caused 112,709 residents to flee, while 27,111 houses were submerged and claimed five lives.

Head of the BNPB Operations Control Center, Bambang Surya Putra, in a media briefing in Jakarta, Saturday, said that BNPB has provided ready-to-use funds for the South Kalimantan Province of IDR 1 billion, Banjar Regency IDR 500 million, Tapin Regency IDR 500 million, Banjar Baru City IDR 500. million, Tabalong Regency Rp. 500 million, Balangan Regency Rp. 500 million, Hulu Sungai Tengah Regency Rp. 500 million, and Tanah Laut City Rp. 500 million.

BNPB also set up five refugee tents, 100 beds, a 10 meter long folding boat with an engine, buoys, and 100 ready meals, as well as extra food and masks.

Floods in South Kalimantan occurred in a number of areas, namely Banjar Regency, Tapin Regency, Banjar Baru City, Tabalong Regency, Balangan Regency, Hulu Sungai Tengah Regency and Tanah Laut City.

Floods in Banjar Regency caused 51,362 people to evacuate and 14,791 houses were submerged. Floods in Tapin District caused 1,777 people to be affected and displaced, and 112 houses submerged.

The flood in Banjar Baru City caused 622 people to be affected and evacuated, and 296 houses were submerged. The flood in Tabalong Regency caused 180 people to be affected and evacuated, and 92 houses submerged.

Floods in Balangan District caused 11,816 people to be affected and displaced, and 3,571 houses submerged, while in Hulu Sungai Tengah Regency, five people were killed and 11,200 residents were displaced, and 64,400 residents were affected.

Floods in Tanah Laut City caused 27,024 people affected and displaced, and 8,249 houses submerged.