Heavy Rain, Floods Soak The RI-Malaysia National Border Road In Kapuas Hulu

Flood conditions in the Batang Lupar sub-district, which submerged access to the Indonesia-Malaysia border national road, Saturday (8/7/2023). (DOC. ANTARA)

KAPUAS HULU - National road access to the Indonesia-Malaysia border in Batang Lupar District, Kapuas Hulu Regency, West Kalimantan Province was flooded so that vehicles could not pass.

"The flood occurred this morning, we urge people who want to go to Badau to postpone it because road access is flooded," said Batang Lupa sub-district head, ALEXius Burin when contacted in Putussibau, the capital of Kapuas Hulu Regency, Saturday.

He explained that flooding occurred due to the high intensity of rain causing the river to overflow and flooding occurred with a depth of approximately 80 centimeters to one meter.

According to him, the road access that was flooded was approximately 500 meters long with a water depth of about 40 centimeters, precisely in the Ukit-Ukit area, Batang Lupar District.

He said the flood submerged three villages in Batang Lupar District, namely Labian Village, Ajung River and Semulant Village.

"As a result of the flood, a number of residential areas and BUMD buildings in Labian Village were affected," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Saturday, July 8.

In addition to flooding, he also said that there was also a landslide in Sungai Abau Village and a little piled up the road.

"Until now, it is not known how much the loss is, we are still collecting data and waiting for data from the village," said ALEXius Bulin.

Meanwhile, Head of the Kapuas Hulu Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Gunawan said his party was still waiting for a report from the sub-district.

He stated that from the initial report there were three villages that were hit by floods, therefore the public was asked to remain alert to natural disasters.

"We ask the village to immediately report the conditions and developments of disasters in their respective areas," concluded Gunawan.