Floods and Landslides Hit 6 Regencies in Riau, 4 Killed in Rokan Hulu

Mia

Thursday, Dec 12, 2019 | 11:49 am

One of the schools in Kuansing that get affected by flooded. Photo: int)

Until now, natural disasters such as floods and landslides still lurk Riau Province. Its condition has happened for two weeks. So far, six districts are still submerged. Not only that, this flood and landslide also claimed four lives. Everything happened in Rokan Hulu.

Related to this condition, the Head of the Riau Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), Edwar Sanger, has confirmed this. He said. floods still hit 6 districts in Riau. Namely Rokan Hulu, Rokan Hilir, Kampar, Kuansing, Pelalawan and Indragiri Hulu Regencies.

According to him, the disaster have a devastating effect on thousands of Riau people. Reported by Viva, Thursday, December 12, 2019, it also reminded the affected communities to continue to increase vigilance. This is considered necessary to anticipate the occurrence of things that are not desirable.

4 killed

During the floods and landslides, 4 people have been killed so far. All happened in Rokan Hulu Regency.

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The first, occurred when a landslide hit Rokan Village, Rokan IV Koto District, Rokan Hulu Regency. At that time, two residents, each Elipati Zebua and Tabhezhisoki, were found dead buried in soil material. The second body was found Friday, December 6, 2019.

The next incident happened to a toddler named Najwan who was only three years old. The poor boy was washed away in the Rokan River, Rokan Hulu Regency, Riau. The incident occurred, when the river water overflowed to a height of five to six meters.

His body was discovered on Friday 6 December 2019, by a joint SAR team of the TNI, Polri and Basarnas Pekanbaru.

Finally, a toddler named Citra (4) who reportedly was swept away by the flood in the Kunto Darussalam District, Rokan Hulu. The victim's body was found a few hours later, after residents conducted a search on Tuesday, December 10, 2019.

Monitoring in the field, in some areas flooding continues to expand. Residents have started to evacuate. However, there are also those who choose to stay at home, even though they have entered the water. ***

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