Indonesia, Flooding in Bengkayang Regency, West Kalimantan

Due to high intensity of rain-fall and the overflow of Sambas Kecil River on 4 Feb 2021 1430 hrs, flooding occured in Bengkayang Regency, West Kalimantan. Location : Kab. Bengkayang Kec. Ledo Ds. Lesabela Ds. Dayung Ds. Lombakarya Ds. Seles Ds. Jesape Ds. Sidai Ds. Suka Jaya Ds. Rodaya Kec. Sanggau Ledo Ds. Danti Kec. Jagoe Babang Ds. Jagoe Impacts and Damage/Loss : • ± 513 affected families / 2.052 affected people • 48 families are evacuated / 137 people are evacuated • ± 513 units of inundated house • 1 inundated school • water level (30 – 200 cm) Efforts : • BPBD Kab. Bengkayang, Military, Police of Ledo, Social Agency and Tagana visited the location and conducted assessment as well as evacuated and distributed logistics, established public kitchen and distributed clean water to evacuees. Emergency Response Status : • Emergency response for flood, strong wind, and landslide for 30 days started from 13 Jan-11 Feb 2021 based on the Bupati Decree (SK Bupati Bengkayang No 60/BPBD/Year 2021) • Alert status for flood, strong wind and landslide for 5 months started from Jan-May 2021 based on Bupati Decree (SK Bupati Bengkayang No 16/BPBD/Year 2021) Challenges : • inundated roads, the access to location only can be done using boat. • Logistics stock of BPBD Kab. Bengkayang are run out Urgent Needs : • Basic needs for evacuees Latest updates - Sunday, 07 Februari 2021 : • Raining in the night with medium intensity of rain-fall. • Flooding has not subsided yet (water level 20 – 150 cm) • People are still in the evacuation centre Source : • BPBD Kab. Bengkayang