South Kalimantan Floods Force Hundreds of Thousands to Evacuate

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Yosepha Pusparisa 19/01/2021 09:24 WIB

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Flooding inundated South Kalimantan last Tuesday (January 12th). Heavy to very heavy rainfall submerged tens of thousands of homes, forcing hundreds of thousands to evacuate as of last Saturday (Janu

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Flooding hit South Kalimantan (Kalsel) last Tuesday (January 12th). The disaster is believed to be caused by moderate to heavy rainfall. According to a report from the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), at least seven regencies/cities in Kalsel were affected by the floods.

By last Saturday (January 16th), hundreds of thousands of residents were affected by the floods and were forced to evacuate. Furthermore, the floods in Kalsel claimed five lives in Hulu Sungai Tengah Regency.

Banjar Regency was the hardest hit area, with 51,362 residents forced to evacuate. Tanah Laut City followed with 27,024 residents needing to relocate to safer areas.

Editor : Muhammad Ahsan Ridhoi

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