JAKARTA– Heavy rains flooded Indonesia’s Paser district, on Kalimantan island since Monday, forcing hundreds of residents to leave their inundated homes, according to the country’s National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB).

In a press statement issued yesterday, the agency’s acting spokesperson, Abdul Muhari said, the flooding occurred after two rivers, the Kandilo and the Sakerau, burst their banks and submerged at least 230 houses, with water as deep as 100 cm to 150 cm.

More than 450 locals were forced to take shelter due to the floods, Muhari said, adding that, local authorities were currently sending aid deliveries to areas hit by the floods.

Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), forecasted that high-intensity rainfalls, with lightning and strong winds, potentially would lash East Kalimantan province until Monday, next week.

In late Aug, the BMKG said, the country entered the rainy season starting in Sept and the rainfall would peak between Jan and Feb, next year.

Source: NAM NEWS NETWORK