China News Service, September 25. According to Singapore’s "Lianhe Zaobao" report, in recent days, Indonesia has experienced continuous heavy rainfall and many places have been severely affected.
Jakarta Special Administrative Region Chief Anis asked the Disaster Mitigation Agency to set up an online early warning system to issue an early warning at least one day before the flood to remind residents of the capital to prepare for flood prevention.
The head of the Jakarta Special Administrative Region requires an online early warning system
According to reports, Anis accelerated the improvement of the flood control system in mid-September and issued instructions to the Jakarta Disaster Mitigation Agency.
Seven instructions are listed, including the establishment of a system for early detection of incoming floods and issuing warnings; the establishment of a smart and comprehensive flood control system; ensuring that the existing flood control and waterlogging mitigation infrastructure is fully utilized; and in accordance with climate change requirements , Make corresponding improvements to the flood control and waterlogging reduction system; increase the community’s understanding of flood control and climate change, give the community greater responsibility for flood control, and promote active disaster prevention, etc.
In addition to torrential rains in parts of Jakarta and West Java, torrential rains also caused floods and landslides in other areas.
West Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan provinces have suffered heavy rains in the past two weeks and declared a state of emergency until September 26 and 27 respectively.
Adi, the head of a humanitarian aid organization in Central Kalimantan, said on the 23rd local time that according to the province’s Disaster Reduction Agency, a total of 16,459 people were affected and at least 4,000 houses were damaged.
The flood water level reached its highest point on the eighth day of the flood, when the water depth was 3.5 meters, which is equivalent to the height of two people superimposed.
Among them, Seruyan County had the worst disaster in 15 years, and dozens of districts in another six counties were affected by floods.
Adi said that the organization tried to deliver food, washing and sanitation kits, diapers and other relief materials to the victims, but the flood cut off the road to some villages, leaving the villagers there in a predicament of isolation.
Unable to get relief supplies, many people contracted water-borne diseases
According to reports, hundreds of victims in Kadingen County, Central Kalimantan Province have not been able to get enough relief supplies in the past two weeks. Many people have contracted water-borne diseases such as diarrhea and skin diseases due to drinking or using unclean water.
Darlenska, acting director of the Central Kalimantan Disaster Mitigation Agency, said that the agency dispatched helicopters to transport relief supplies to the disaster area where roads are inaccessible, and dispatched medical staff to emergency shelters to provide treatment to the victims.
In West Kalimantan Province, 15 villages in Tarpon County were flooded.
He called on the people of the county to stay vigilant, because West Kalimantan will also usher in a storm.
He also urged the victims who were to evacuate their homes to observe the coronavirus prevention measures to avoid spreading the virus.