2021 South Kalimantan floods
 | This article documents a current natural disaster. Information may change rapidly as the event progresses, and initial news reports may be unreliable. The latest updates to this article may not reflect the most current information. (January 2021) |
 Flood in Tanah Laut Regency | |
| Date | 9 January 2021 - Ongoing |
|---|---|
| Location | Most of South Kalimantan |
| Deaths | 7 |
The 2021 South Kalimantan floods are a series of floods in the South Kalimantan province of Indonesia. It is the worst flood to affect the region in the last ten years. Most of the region affected had never experienced such a flood before.[1] As of 16 January 2021, there were seven deaths whom are mostly children while many still missing.[2] Landslides were also triggered by the floods.[3][4] The most affected regions were Banjarmasin, Central Hulu Sungai Regency, and Tanah Laut Regency. Around 2,600 people were evacuated and more than 20,000 are affected by floods.[5][6][7][8][9]
Criticism of government response
Indonesian netizens criticized lack of coverage on national media about the floods. President Joko Widodo posted on social media that Indonesia currently struggles against two natural disasters; 2021 Sumedang landslides and 2021 Sulawesi earthquake, but did not mention the floods. Consequently, hashtag "#KalselJugaIndonesia" (South Kalimantan is also Indonesia) trended on Twitter as protest of government's lack of coverage.[10][11]
Environment activists and opposition argued that floods happening in South Kalimantan were the result of uncontrolled and unsustainable investments resulting destruction of the nature, and criticized the provincial government that blamed the floods solely on weather.[12][13][14] Later president post a video on the disaster that he already received direct report from South Kalimantan governor, Sahbirin Noor and urged all government personels to provide aids necessary for the victims especially inflatable boat.[15]
References
- ^ "Dampak Banjir Kalsel 2021: Jalan Putus, Ribuan Rumah Terendam". tirto.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-01-16.
- ^ Indonesia, C. N. N. "Lima Korban Tewas Banjir Kalsel Ditemukan, Puluhan Hilang". nasional (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-01-16.
- ^ Media, Kompas Cyber. "Banjir di Kalsel Juga Sebabkan Longsor, Satu Orang Tertimbun". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-01-16.
- ^ "Banjir di HST Kalsel Makan Korban, Total Ada Tujuh Warga yang Meninggal". Banjarmasin Post (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-01-16.
- ^ Dirgantara, Adhyasta. "Update Banjir di Kalimantan Selatan: 2.600 Warga Mengungsi". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-01-16.
- ^ Indonesia, C. N. N. "Banjir di Banjarmasin Kalsel Meluas, Warga Mulai Mengungsi". nasional (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-01-16.
- ^ Indonesia, C. N. N. "Warga Terdampak Banjir Kalsel Minta Bantuan Hingga ke Desa". nasional (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-01-16.
- ^ "Indonesia, Flooding in Banjarbaru City, South Kalimantan (01:10 Jan 14 2021)". ReliefWeb. 14 January 2021.
- ^ "Lebih dari Dua Puluh Ribu Jiwa Terdampak Banjir".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Presiden Jokowi Diprotes Netizen, Tagar Kalsel Juga Indonesia Langsung Membahana di Twitter". Banjarmasin Post (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-01-16.
- ^ "Banjir di Kalsel: Warganet Minta Tolong Lewat Tagar #KalselJugaIndonesia, Tanggap Darurat Ditetapkan". Tribunnews.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-01-16.
- ^ Media, Kompas Cyber. "Banjir Kalsel, Meluasnya Lahan Sawit, dan Masifnya Pertambangan... Halaman all". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-01-16.
- ^ "WALHI: Banjir Kalsel Bukan Salah Hujan, Tapi Akibat Tambang dan Kebun Sawit". suara.com (in Indonesian). 2021-01-15. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
- ^ Indonesia, C. N. N. "Banjir Kalsel, Walhi Ingatkan soal Kerusakan Lingkungan". nasional (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-01-16.
- ^ "[VIDEO] Keterangan Presiden soal Bencana Banjir di Kalimantan Selatan". Presiden RI (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-01-16.