Flash Floods in South Kalimantan

A refugee family Supian (37) with his daughter Mahrita (3) sit in front of their makeshift tent at a refugee camp in Waki village, Batu Benawa, Hulu Sungai Tengah regency, South Kalimantan. They lost their house after it was hit by flash floods. The Hulu Sungai Tengah regency is still isolated from the aid, as the access road was destroyed. Flooding caused by seasonal heavy rainfall and massive land clearing for palm oil and coal mining in South Kalimantan, resulted in water levels rising up to two meters, inundating hundreds of houses and forced thousands residents to flee their homes and find shelter on higher ground.