The Trans-Kalimantan route in Central Kalimantan is still partly inundated in Lamandau regency. The route connecting Central Kalimantan with West Kalimantan is submerged due to the overflow of the Delang River.
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Floods submerged the Trans Kalimantan Road that connects Central Kalimantan with West Kalimantan, on Monday (10/10/2022). Many vehicles have to turn around because the road is broken.
PONTIANAK, KOMPAS — The Trans-Kalimantan route in Ketapang regency, West Kalimantan, remained flooded until Tuesday (11/10/2022). The road access to the interior was also obstructed and local communities’ economic activities were immobilized. A number of villages were isolated and needed logistic aid.
Floods in the region set in on Monday (10/10). The zones impacted are located in Simpang Hulu and Nanga Tayap districts. Without motor vehicles, local residents utilized rafts to carry out their activities.
Fabianus, 32, a resident of Nanga Tayap, said on Tuesday at least three areas were flooded on the main road of the Trans-Kalimantan highway in Ketapang. The inundations were about 100-150 meters long and 80-100 centimeters high. Meanwhile, in Simpang Hulu the floods were 30 cm high. Dendi, 29, a Simpang Hulu resident, said motorcycles still had difficulty in passing the zone.
Not only the main road, intervillage access in Ketapang was also impeded. Nacha, 25, a resident of Riam Kota, Jelai Hulu district, said the height of floods was around 5-6 meters, submerging a number of houses so their occupants had to evacuate. Jelai Hulu is about 140 kilometers from the hub of Ketapang city.
“So far, economic activities have been paralyzed. Logistic aid has been provided but many residents still need clean water and extra food,” he said.
Jelai Hulu District Head Markus said out of 22 villages, 18 were inundated. More than 1,000 people were impacted. At least 50 families took refuge in the Jelai Hulu district office, senior high school and junior high school buildings. “If possible, we need the help of a helicopter to reach isolated villages. Some villages are not accessible by the river route due to its strong current and the land route is blocked,” he added.
We need the help of a helicopter to reach isolated villages.
A representative of the Task Force Team for Disaster Information of the Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) of West Kalimantan, Daniel, said the West Kalimantan provincial government had determined the status of emergency alert to flood, whirlwind and landslide disasters. The status determination is important to mobilize personnel, deliver equipment and distribute logistic aid to disaster areas.
So far, the West Kalimantan provincial administration has stored 200 tonnes of rice reserves. Each city and regency also own up to 100 tonnes of rice reserves, which are readied for distribution to flood victims.
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Residents of Sepoyu Village, Lamandau Regency, Central Kalimantan live in emergency tents by the roadside because their houses were flooded on Monday (10/10/2022).
Border floods
The Trans-Kalimantan route in Central Kalimantan is also still partly inundated in Lamandau regency. The route connecting Central Kalimantan with West Kalimantan is submerged due to the overflow of the Delang River.
Delang District Head AACG Yudah Sulasopli explained that flood water was subsiding and rising rapidly, depending on the intensity of rain. The floods have occurred over the last two years. “Now the floods are abating and the Trans-Kalimantan route is traversable by vehicles although several spots are still inundated,” said Yudah on Tuesday.
In Central Kalimantan at least 21,835 people from 93 villages in five regencies have been impacted by the floods.
The potential for floods can increase in Lamandau regency if it’s raining with greater intensity. The floods in Lamandau have crashed into Sepoyu village on the Trans-Kalimantan roadside, reaching the maximum height of 1 meter and forcing some residents to evacuate to relatives’ homes.
Acting head of the BPBD of Lamandau regency, Ray Paskan, said his agency had distributed tents and logistic supplies to several locations hardest hit by the floods like Sepoyu, Mentaya and several other villages.
In Central Kalimantan at least 21,835 people from 93 villages in five regencies have been impacted by the floods. Public facilities, residents’ houses and village access roads were flooded as far as the Trans- Kalimantan route.
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The floods in North Aceh and East Aceh regencies, Aceh, over the last week, October 2022, have damaged public infrastructure, agricultural land and residents' property. The value of losses is estimated at tens of billions of rupiah.
Tens of billions
The floods in North Aceh and East Aceh regencies, Aceh, over the last week have damaged public infrastructure, agricultural land and residents’ property. The value of losses is estimated at tens of billions of rupiah.
Head of the East Aceh Food Crop and Horticulture Office, Erwin Atlizar, said in a written report on Tuesday that flooded paddy fields covered 421 hectares. If the floods last for a long period, paddy crops will be threatened with harvest failure. The inundated paddy fields are in the districts of IndraMakmur, Simpang Ulim, Birem Bayeun, Banda Dalam and Idi Tunong. A 57-hectare corn field has also been inundated.
In eastern Indonesia, 11 regencies in Papua are in flood-alert status based on the weather analysis of the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysical Agency (BMKG). The Papua provincial administration has ordered the BPBD in 11 regions to keep alert. The 11 regions are Jayawijaya, Nabire, Paniai, Mimika, Boven Digoel, Asmat, Yahukimo, Waropen, Nduga, Dogiyai and Deiyai.
Landslides
Downpours not only lead to floods but also cause landslides on the main route. The national highway linking Majene regency with Mamuju regency in West Sulawesi until Tuesday afternoon was totally paralyzed due to landslides. Vehicles were queueing along 6 km of this route as there were no alternative roads.
The landslides came from the banks of roadsides as a result of heavy rain over the past few days. Throughout Tuesday morning, rain storms came down on the route and caused the earth and rocks of the roadside banks to collapse all at once. “The landslides began at noon and no alternatives were around, trapping the vehicles,” said Irwan, a local resident.
On Java Island, landslides have hit Bogor city, West Java. Bogor Mayor Bima Arya will relocate residents in landslide areas such as Wargamulya village, Sukasari subdistrict, East Bogor. In Cilacap and Kebumen, Central Java, floods have reportedly subsided. Residents were asked to remain alert as rain kept falling on Tuesday afternoon. (AIN/ESA/FLO/IDO/DKA/ETA/REN/GIO)
