The Sekayam River In Sanggau, West Kalimantan Overflows, The Police Move Quickly To Evacuate Residents

The process of evacuating flood victims in Sanggau, West Kalimantan (Photo: ANTARA)

KALBAR - The Sanggau Resort Police checked and evacuated residents affected by flooding due to the overflow of the Sekayam River, in Kapuas District, Sanggau Regency, West Kalimantan (Kalbar).

"The Sanggau Police Samapta Unit cooperates with the Sanggau Regency BPBD and residents are quick to provide assistance to residents of the Setompak neighborhood, Sungai Sengkuang Village, Kapuas District," said Sanggau District Police Samapta Head AKP Sri Mulyono in Sanggau, Antara, Wednesday, October 27.

He explained that increased rainfall in Sanggau Regency resulted in flooding in low-lying areas in Sanggau Regency. Specifically for residents in Kapuas District, including residents of Setompak Environmental Housing, Sungai Sengkuang Village, Kapuas District.

"In the evacuation, we immediately went to the place where the flood occurred in the Setompak area of Sungai Sengkuang Village, while the water level reached approximately 30 to 50 centimeters, this area is an area on the banks of the Sekayam River," he said.

Floods in Kapuas District also occurred at several points, such as in RT 27 Pudu, Beringin Village, Kapuas District. The water level is approximately 100 centimeters, in RT 25 and RT 26 the Liku neighborhood of Beringin Village with water levels reaching 100 centimeters.

Then he continued, in RT Sungai Ranas, Tanjung Kapuas Village, with the water level reaching approximately 50 centimeters, the coast of the Sekayam River in Tanjung Sekayam Village with water levels reaching approximately 60 centimeters and the Sekayam River coast in the Setompak environment with water levels reaching approximately 30 to 50 centimeters. centimeter.

"On that occasion, his party appealed to residents to turn off the electricity, lock their houses, and evacuate to a safer place, if the water level increased," he said.

The Sanggau Police Samapta Unit also helped lift residents' belongings and evacuated residents who were sick for safekeeping.