SITREP #4 South Kalimantan Floods - Thursday, 21 January, 2021
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Floods inundated 11 Regencies/Cities in South Kalimantan, among others Banjar Regency, Tanah Laut regency, Banjarbaru City, Tapin Regency, Hulu Sungai Selatan Regency, Balangan Regency,
Tabalong Regency, Hulu Sungai Tengah Regency, Banjarmasin City, Batola City, Hulu Sungai Utara Regency.
Until Monday (18/1/2021) of 11 regencies/city, 54,960 houses have been inundated, 70,166 people have bern displaced. (source : data BNPB)
The government of South Kalimantan province has issued a letter No. 360/038/BPBD/2021 on the Increase of Emergency Alert status to Flood Disaster Emergency Response Status as of January 14, 2021.
The floods occurred due to the overflowing water of the Martapura and Riam Kiwa rivers after having been pourded by moderate to high intensuty of rain for several days.
SITREP #3 South Kalimantan Floods - Monday, 18 January, 2021
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Floods inundated 10 regencies/cities in South Kalimantan, among others Banjar Regency, Tanah Laut Regency, Banjarbaru City, Tapin Regency, Hulu Sungai Selatan Regency, Balangan Regency,
Tabalong Regency, Hulu Sungai Tengah Regency, Banjarmasin City, Batola Regency.
Until Sunday (17/1/2021) of 10 regencies/cities collected, 24,379 houses are inundated causing 39,549 people are displaced. Source: BNPB
South Kalimantan Governor has stated emergency response status.
The floods are caused by the overflowing of water of Martapura river and Riam Kiwa river after several days have been poured by rains with medium and high intensity.
The National road lanes in South Kalimantan Regency connecting regencies and cities are disconnected after being hit by the floods. The bridge at Mataraman Sub district, Banjar Regency has been disconnected since Thursday morning (14/1/2021).
A closer look at Bekantan s life in Curiak Island, South Kalimantan Pewarta : Sabtu, 9 Januari 2021 12:35 WIB
A group of Bekantan (Nasalis larvatus) eat bananas provided by officials of the Bekantan Research Station, Curiak Island in Barito Kuala District, South Kalimantan, established by the Sahabat Bekantan Indonesia (SBI). SBI has also established special interest tourism in the island to support bekantan conservation. ANTARA PHOTO/Bayu Pratama S/wsj. Banjarmasin, S. Kalimantan (ANTARA) - An alpha male bekantan sits alone on a bench on the banks of Barito River in Curiak Island, Barito Kuala District, South Kalimantan, relishing his bananas in silence.
Once a dominant male that led the Alpha group, the proboscis monkey currently lives alone after his position, as the leader, was replaced by another dominant male.
A closer look at Bekantan s life in Curiak Island 9th January 2021
A group of Bekantan (Nasalis larvatus) eat bananas provided by officials of the Bekantan Research Station, Curiak Island in Barito Kuala District, South Kalimantan, established by the Sahabat Bekantan Indonesia (SBI). SBI has also established special interest tourism in the island to support bekantan conservation. ANTARA PHOTO/Bayu Pratama S/wsj.
As a special interest tourist destination, activities on Curiak Island cover a summer course, school of conservation, and volunteers’ activity. Here we will observe the primates and participate in conservation activities An alpha male bekantan sits alone on a bench on the banks of Barito River in Curiak Island, Barito Kuala District, South Kalimantan, relishing his bananas in silence.