Makassar, S Sulawesi – South Sulawesi Guv Nurdin Abdullah and Public Works and Housing Minister Basuki Hadimuljono, on Thursday, observed a number of areas in North Luwu District acutely impacted by flash floods and landslides following torrential rains early this week.
Minister Hadimuljono went to Masamba Sub-district to witness up-close the condition of road sections and bridges in the location, while Governor Abdullah boarded an Indonesian military helicopter to get a bird’s eye view of the rivers’ upstream location in the disaster zone.
At the Andi Djemma Airport, Governor Abdullah also witnessed the handover of humanitarian aid packages that the South Sulawesi Regional Management Communication Online Forum (Forkopimda) had actually provided to the North Luwu district federal government.
Since Thursday early morning, the death toll from this natural disaster has actually reached 24, while 69 other homeowners reportedly went missing, according to the Luwu Utara Catastrophe Mitigation Agency.
Local rescuers continued their efforts to find those still missing on Thursday while those from related agencies worked constantly to resume road sections maimed by landslides.
On The Other Hand, North Luwu District Head Indah Putri Indriani pointed to heavy rainfall having actually triggered landslides in over 20 areas around the slope of Mount Lero heading to Radda River.
Makassar-based Search and Rescue Company Head Mustari had actually earlier stated that numerous families in the sub-districts of Masamba, Sabbang, Baebunta, South Baebunta, Malangke, and West Malangket had borne the force of the flash flood.
The flash flood, activated by downpours on Monday night that triggered the overruning of Masamba, Rongkang and Radda rivers, also caused the required displacement of 655 people from 156 households, according to the North Luwu Catastrophe Mitigation Company.
Over the previous 2 weeks, flash floods impacted a number of locations in Indonesia.
Seven sub-districts in Lamandau District, Central Kalimantan Province; Pasir Village, Meulaboh, West Aceh District, Aceh Province; and Kapuas Hulu District, West Kalimantan Province, were amongst the impacted areas.
In Lamandau District, Central Kalimantan Province, flash floods left no less than 2,814 individuals, or 1,402 families, in 33 villages in 7 sub-districts in a stumble.
Hendra Lesmana, the Lamandau District head, on July 13, declared that this spate of flooding was the worst of its kind to have ever struck the district.
The local authorities have left flood victims to much safer places. The flooding also severed land transport in the wake of a number of roads being overloaded by floodwaters.
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