Batulicin, S Kalimantan (ANTARA) - The flood that submerged three villages in the sub-districts of Satui and Angsana, Tanah Bumbu, South Kalimantan, continued to recede since Friday.
"The day before, several pivot points in the Angsana area connecting Tanah Bumbu-Banjarmasin were impassable due to riverwater overflowing. Now it has returned to normal," said Head of Tanah Bumbu Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) Eryanto Rais in Batulicin, Friday.
Some houses on the banks of the river were still inundated, but not as bad as previous day.
Eryanto explained that the receding of the flood was not significant, because sea water tide was still rising and river water flowing to the sea was quite obstructed.
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So far, the condition of residents affected by flood was still monitored as safe and with casualties no from the disaster.
to ensure their safety and health, the local government has prepared evacuation shelters and public kitchens.
BPBD together with the team on duty in the field continued to patrol to ensure the residents affected by the flood were really safe and no one was injured.
"So far, a lot of aid has flowed to the disaster service post, both from private sector and the local government," he said.
The assistance has been distributed were staple food, medicines,ad other basic necessities.
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