Dramatic, Evacuating Mothers And 2 Children Trapped In Floods In Kapuas Hulu

Flood conditions that hit a number of lowlands in Kapuas Hulu Regency, West Kalimantan, one of which was Barak Bay, Kedamin Hilir Village, South Putussibau District. (ANTARA)

KapUAS HULU - The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) team of Kapuas Hulu Regency, West Kalimantan (West Kalimantan) evacuated a mother and two children aged seven and two years, because they were trapped by floods in the area. "The mother's residence was flooded and was about to flee to her family's house in Kedamin, so we helped evacuate," said Head of BPBD Kapuas Hulu BPBD Preparedness and Preparedness Yanto Susanto, quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, December 6. Yanto said, the evacuation process was carried out about 20 minutes at 22.00 WIB Tuesday night. The flood-affected resident is a woman named Afrida Dewi Bastiana (39) along with her two children who came from Pontianak City and worked as employees at the Putussibau District Court Afrida living in the Dogom area, Putussibau City and where she lived were flooded.

"We evacuated using a boat and a car that would evacuate to his family in Kedamin," said Yanto. A number of sub-districts in Kapuas Hulu Regency were hit by floods. The flood caused by the overflow of the Kapuas river occurred last Tuesday until now. It is estimated that the water depth is about 80 centimeters to two meters