43 Villages In North Barito Submerged By Floods In The Last Week, High Reaches 2 Meters

North Barito Regency BPBD Pusdalops-PBB Rapid Response Team (TCR) picket personnel evacuated flood-affected residents on Muara Teweh Officer Street, Saturday (19/4/2025). BETWEEN/HO-BPBD North Barito

The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) stated that 43 villages in nine sub-districts in North Barito, Central Kalimantan (Central Kalimantan) have been flooded for the past week.

This flood was caused by the overflow of the Barito River and tributaries with a water level of 15 centimeters to two meters (m).

Most of the affected areas are in the Barito river basin (DAS). We have deployed a team to help residents and prepare countermeasures, including the distribution of emergency assistance," said Head of Emergency and Logistics Division of BPBD North Barito Rizali Hadi, in Muara Teweh, Sunday, April 20, confiscated by Antara.

According to him, the affected sub-districts include West Lahei, Lahei, Central Teweh, Teweh Baru, South Teweh, Montallat, Mount Purei, East Teweh and Mount Timang sub-districts.

Currently, he said, BPBD personnel continue to carry out intensive monitoring of flood conditions in the field.

"Until now, there have been no reports of casualties, but BPBD recorded thousands of affected residents, and a number of public facilities such as schools, places of worship, and government buildings were also submerged in water," said Rizali.

He explained that the affected sub-districts included West Lahei, there were 11 villages, 2,675 families or 7,626 people affected, 1,985 buildings, while four public facilities were affected by health, 15 places of worship, 13 education units, four government buildings.

Lahei District there are 13 affected villages with 3,756 families or 9,801 people, 922 buildings, while public facilities such as five health units, 10 places of worship, 11 education units, 18 government buildings and four roads and bridges.

Meanwhile, for Central Teweh District, there are two sub-districts, namely Lanjas and Malay and Lemo I and Lemo II villages, the number of affected is 3,801 families or 13,637 people, 2,267 buildings were affected, two health units, two houses of worship, government buildings, one road and bridge each.

Teweh Baru District, there are seven villages, 1,951 families or 7,250 people affected, 1,595 buildings affected, while for public facilities such as two units of health, 21 houses of worship, 18 units of education, one government building and three bridges.

For South District, there are four villages affected by flooding with a total of 1,138 families or 3,402 people with 110 buildings affected. For public facilities, no data has been entered to the local BPBD.

Meanwhile, in Montallat District, there were 10 affected villages/kelurahan as many as 3,677 families or 11,638 people with 1,137 affected buildings, 11 health facilities, 36 houses of worship, 30 education units, 13 government buildings and 17 roads and bridges.

In Teweh Timur District, there were seven affected villages with a total of 957 families or 1,684 people and Gunung Timang District, four villages were affected by the number of 338 families and 980 people. Meanwhile, for the affected public facilities, there is no incoming data.

"We urge the public to remain alert to the potential for rising water discharge, especially in areas that are still raining," said Rizali Hadi.