Mahmut Atanur
14 September 2020•Update: 14 September 2020
JAKARTA, Indonesia
Nearly 1,500 homes were flooded and one person was killed Sunday following heavy rains in Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province.
In a statement, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said the rains caused flooding in the province's Melawi region.
A total of 5,369 people were adversely affected by the floods.
In addition, 70 families whose homes were damaged were evacuated from the region.