December 30, 2024
JAKARTA – Extreme weather conditions that continue to hit the country amid the year-end holidays have resulted in the deaths of at least five individuals and caused thousands of others to flee their homes for safety.
According to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), three people including an 8-year-old boy died in landslides that hit Karang Anyar subdistrict in Tarakan, North Kalimantan, early on Wednesday morning.
Meanwhile, heavy rain in Simalungun regency, North Sumatra, caused the Bah Sombu River to overflow and wash away a house with two people inside, both of whom died in the incident, which occurred around 8 a.m. on Christmas Day.
The BNPB also…