Kendari (ANTARA) - The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD)\nstated that five out of 11 sub-districts in Kendari City, Southeast\nSulawesi Province, were affected by flooding due to heavy rain that hit\nthe area on Saturday (May 16).<\/p>\n
The Head of BPBD for Kendari City, Cornelius Padang, when contacted\nin Kendari on Sunday, said that his team was currently working to\ncollect data on areas affected by the flood.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are still collecting data from the villages; they may still be\nhandling (the floods),\u201d said Cornelius Padang.<\/p>\n
The affected areas include five sub-districts: Mandonga, Puuwatu,\nKadia, Wuawua, and Baruga.<\/p>\n
The agency is committed to providing services and assistance to\nresidents affected by the flooding in Kendari City.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, a video circulating shows residents of BTN Puri Taman\nKendari, Puuwatu sub-district, shouting for help while wading through\nfloodwaters that inundated their residential area.<\/p>\n
\u201cHelp, help, come here,\u201d said someone in the video.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn Wanggu, people\u2019s houses are flooded again; it\u2019s all muddy,\u201d said\na resident.<\/p>\n
ANTARA\u2019s monitoring in Wuawua sub-district, which was also affected\nby the flood, showed that the water had begun to recede. Several\npersonnel from the Kendari City Fire Department were seen at the\nlocation helping residents clean their homes from mud and debris left by\nthe floods.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/heavy-rain-causes-flooding-in-five-sub-districts-of-kendari-1780662779", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }