Flood hits C. Kalimantan

Flood hits C. Kalimantan

PALANGKARAYA, Central Kalimantan: Heavy downpours over the
last few days have led to flooding in Sampit, the capital of
Kotawaringin Timur district, and Buntok, the capital of South
Barito district.

The floods have already reached around 1.5 meters above the
normal river level.

Antara reported on Monday that the situation was forcing
locals to stay at home as the floods were inundating public
buildings, facilities and roads, as well as their homes.

The rain and strong winds uprooted a tree which fell onto an
electricity pole at Tjilik Riwut on Sunday, causing a power
outage in Sampit.

Head of Palangkaraya's meteorology and geophysics office,
Hidayat, revealed that the danger of flooding was spreading to
other districts due to the heavy rainfall, which in Sampit had
amounted to 100 millimeters per day. The normal rainfall for the
area was 206.1 millimeters per month. --Antara