High Rainfall, 92 Houses Of Kapuas Hulu Residents Are Flooded

Kapuas Hulu Submerged by Flood/Photo: Antara

WEST KALIMANTAN - Head of the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Kapuas Hulu, West Kalimantan Province Gunawan said as many as 92 houses of residents of Landau Kumpang Village, Hulu Gurung District are currently flooded due to high rainfall. flooded, even 92 houses of Landau Kumpang residents have been flooded," he said in Putussibau, the capital city of Kapuas Hulu Regency, Friday night February 11. The high rainfall inundated a number of villages in three sub-districts, namely Silat Hilir, Silat Hulu and Hulu Gurung sub-districts. , Entebi, Dankan Kota, Nanga Ngeri, Nanga Lungu and Landau Badai Village, while in Hulu Gurung District Floods inundated Landau Kumpang Villages, Sejahtera Mandiri and Nanga Tepuai Villages. "The flood has occurred since Friday (11/2) this morning, causing the national road to be cut off," he said. Gurung needs shelter, food and clothing assistance as well as clean water and medicines as well as health workers. Upstream is advised to be aware of flood disasters, sub-district heads and village heads are asked to always report the development of disasters that occur, said Gunawan.