Jambi stays alert to flood

Jambi stays alert to flood

JAMBI: The Jambi provincial government is taking measures to
minimize the impact of flood and landslides during the rainy
season.

Syahnikmat Nizam, spokesman for the provincial administration,
said related government offices, the local military, police and
the search and rescue agency were coordinating to draft maps of
areas prone to flood and landslides in the province.

"All related offices and agencies have been asked to
coordinate properly while all the people, especially those living
in areas prone to flood and landslide, have been called on to
stay alert in an attempt to minimize the negative impacts of the
rainy season," he said here on Saturday.

He said the province was prone to flash floods and landslides
because it was mountainous and had many rivers winding through
residential areas. --Antara