Polri Used To Say That High Rainfall Is The Cause Of South Kalimantan Floods, Now They Opens Opportunities To Check Companies

Floods in South Kalimantan (Photo: BNPB Public Relations)

JAKARTA - The Directorate of Certain Crimes (Dittipidter) Bareskrim Polri plans to investigate related services and companies in investigating the causes of flooding in the South Kalimantan region (Kalsel).

"That he continued (the investigation of related parties) will be followed up by Bareskrim," said Head of Public Relations Division of the National Police, Inspector General Argo Yuwono to reporters, Monday, January 25.

The National Police previously stated that high rainfall was a temporary cause of flooding in South Kalimantan. So, according to Argo, the statement was based on information from the BMKG.

Apart from rainfall, natural phenomena, namely tides, also affect.

As a result of these 2 natural phenomena that caused flooding in the South Kalimantan region. If new information is found later, this two-star general confirms that his party will investigate.

"Bareskrim has gone down there and got the data that at the time of the flood, the weather at that time was especially high,"

"And also Bareskrim asked the Syahbandar at that time the sea water was high so this greatly affected the flow of rainwater to the coast. This affected flooding in South Kalimantan," explained Argo.

Previously reported, Bareskrim Polri said the flood incident that occurred in South Kalimantan was due to weather factors. Police have dismissed allegations that the cause of the South Kalimantan flood was natural exploitation.

"Bareskrim has already deployed a team. In fact, why the flood was due to the fact that the rainfall was very high then from the BMKG there," said Karo Penmas, Police Public Relations Division, Brigadier General Rusdi Hartono, to reporters, Friday, January 22.

Rusdi said the team from the Directorate of Certain Crimes (Dittipdter) had gone down to the location to conduct an investigation, including inspecting the areas most severely affected by the floods. From the investigation, there was no suspicion about exploitation of nature.

"The results of the field visit from Bareskrim are like that. Bareskrim has already gone to South Kalimantan. What can be seen is that the results of BMKG at that time were extremely high," he said.