1,100 Residents Of Kapuas Hulu, West Kalimantan Flooded, KPU Anticipates TPS Soak During The 2024 General Election

Flood conditions in Kedamin Hilir Village, in Kapuas Hulu, West Kalimantan, Sunday (14/01/2024). (ANTARA-Teofilusianto T)

The General Election Commission (KPU) of Kapuas Hulu Regency anticipates points of polling stations (TPS) that are prone to flood disasters during the simultaneous elections on February 14, 2024.

"Before the determination of the location of the TPS, we have reminded PPK and PPS to choose the location of the TPS in areas that are safe from flooding, it is done to anticipate if during the voting there is a natural disaster," said Kapuas Hulu KPU chairman Muhammad Yusuf, in Putussibau, Kapuas Hulu, West Kalimantan Province (West Kalimantan), Sunday, January 14, confiscated by Antara.

Yusuf said, if you look at the geography of the Kapuas Hulu area, on average, it has the potential to be flood-prone, for this reason, this issue has been conveyed several times to the District Collection Committee (PPK) and the Voting Committee (PPS) at the village and sub-district levels.

According to him, the PPK and PPS need to have alternative steps to anticipate if during the election there is a flood, by making tents that can also be ensured to be strong from the wind and free from flooding.

"The current weather is uncertain and quite extreme with high rainfall intensity, so it is necessary to anticipate floods," he said.

He advised all KPU officers such as PPK and PPS to always be proactive in conveying developments in their respective regions, especially approaching the implementation of the 2024 General Election.

He emphasized that if there are some obstacles, they can be immediately resolved, such as natural floods or other disasters.

"We also continue to coordinate and communicate with various related parties such as the police, TNI and local governments and Bawaslu so that the implementation of the election runs safely and smoothly and successfully, including community support we also really need to jointly succeed in the democratic party," he said.

According to data from the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Kapuas Hulu Regency, as many as 1,100 residents in 10 sub-districts in the area were affected by flooding as of Sunday, January 14 afternoon.

Floods are still submerging 32 villages and three sub-districts in 10 sub-districts in Kapuas Hulu.

As a result, 687 housing units occupied by 842 family heads (KK) with 1,100 people were affected, while a number of public facilities such as roads, schools and health facilities were also flooded.

"The latest condition is that the water discharge is still rising due to high rainfall. Several steps have been taken, including the determination of disaster emergency response status," said Head of BPBD Kapuas Hulu, Gunawan, in Putussibau, in Antara.