Flood Height In Singkawang Capai 80 Centimeters, 100 People Reportedly Refuge

Road conditions in Central Singkawang District that were flooded (Rudi)/via between

SINGKAWANG - Acting Regional Secretary of Singkawang City, West Kalimantan, Sutiarno, said that the flooding that occurred in the Central Singkawang District was getting higher due to the ongoing rainfall since Sunday, March 5. "The flood conditions in Central Singkawang District are getting higher. Yesterday it was only as high as the ankle, now it has reached 80 centimeters. As a result, several motorcycle vehicles that were desperate to pass Jalan Kalimantan and General Sudirman had to run aground, because the water level at the two points was quite high," said Sutiarno in Singkawang, Antara, Monday, March 6. For this reason, he appealed to people affected by the flood to immediately evacuate both to shelters that have been prepared by the Singkawang City Government (Pemkot) and to family homes, especially for children and parents. "The heads of families are expected to be able to maintain the safety of their respective homes," said Sutiarno. Separately, the Head of Tagana Singkawang Feri Samson said that today there are still no additional flood victims who have been evacuated at the BLKI Building. "This means that today there are 13 families or 39 people who live on the banks of the Pasar Baru Singkawang Complex," he said. Meanwhile, the Refugee Command Post in the Hall of the Condong Lurah Office has increased from 15 families (KK) or as many as 55 people to 20 families or 67 people. "There are 5 additional families today," said Head of Condong Village, Central Singkawang District, Hariyanto. The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) has provided shelters in the Condong Village Head Office Hall for flood-affected residents in Central Singkawang and BLKI Sakok Building to accommodate flood victims from West Singkawang District. In addition, BPBD has prepared shelters for residents affected by flooding in the North Singkawang District. "We haven't opened it in the north yet, because until now we still haven't received any information about residents who want to evacuate," said Sutiarno. In addition to providing a place to accommodate residents who had to evacuate because their houses were flooded, the Singkawang City Government prepared a public kitchen to help residents affected by the flood. Meanwhile, Head of Rukun Tetangga 12 Rukun Warga 04 Pasiran Village, West Singkawang District, Darmin, said that the flood had hit the Pasar Baru Complex for two days. "The worst thing was this morning, around 03.00 WIB, when it rained heavily," he said. He said that there were 40 families affected by the flood at the Pasar Baru Complex, an area near the river which was flooded almost every rainy season.