Roads And Bridges In South Krayan Were Severely Damaged By Floods

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The high intensity of rain in South Krayan District, Nunukan Regency, North Kalimantan (Kaltara) has hit the Indonesia-Malaysia border area by floods.

A number of access roads and bridges connecting the main villages in the sub-district were cut off.

The Head of the Nunukan Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), Arief Budiman, revealed that the flood also cut off access to connecting the South Krayan District with Central Krayan District.

"The Nunukan Regency Government (Pemkab) has established an emergency response status for flood natural disasters in South Krayan District, according to the Decree (SK) of the Regent of Nunukan Asmin Laura Hafid as of January 18, 2025," said Arief, Monday, January 20.

"The disaster emergency response period is set for 30 days starting from January 18, 2025 to February 16, 2025," he continued.

According to him, the construction of alternative bridges is a priority for handling the impact of these natural disasters.

"An alternative bridge will be built around locations affected by the flood, the budget will use the Unexpected Expenditure Budget (BTT) from BPKAD Nunukan according to its authority," said Arief.

During this disaster emergency response period, BPBD Nunukan and together with OPD and TNI/POLRI will continue to coordinate in dealing with this disaster.

"The damaged roads and a number of bridge facilities are under the authority of the Provincial Government, the Nunukan BPBD will coordinate further with the relevant agencies in the North Kalimantan Provincial Government," he explained.

The damage to a number of access roads and bridges in South Krayan was confirmed by a member of the Regional People's Representative Council (DPRD) of Nunukan Regency from Krayan, Riyan Antoni.

"There was a bridge that was cut off due to the overflowing tributary water, such as the one that went viral on social media (social media), namely the bridge used by students and SMAN 1 teachers in South Krayan. It has been handled, but it is an emergency," said Riyan.

Ironically, heavy rains accompanied by floods that often hit the area made the bridge's condition threatened to be badly damaged.

"Every time it rains heavily, these bridges are threatened with severe damage. Moreover, many bridges are not made permanent or makeshift," said Riyan.

He explained that most of the bridges in the Krayan area were built by the private sector in an emergency with the construction of makeshift bridges.

"In Krayan, there are still many tributaries that are not permanent, so they are prone to accidents when crossing. Most use roundwood and incidentiles," he explained.

He emphasized that the government had to take the damage to a number of bridges in Krayan seriously. The construction must also use materials that are more durable and safe.

"Most of the access roads and bridges are under the authority of the North Kalimantan Provincial Government, the Nunukan Regency Government to be expected to immediately take corrective action and improve infrastructure and coordinate with the provincial government," he said.