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Floods in West Kutai Economy Cases

Liputan6.com, West Kutai: Floods in West Kutai, East Kalimantan, which soak the ten districts, until Sunday (25 / 4) has not been shown to ebb. Even the level of water in some villages in the subdistrict of Muara Lawa increases until it reaches three meters.

As a result, already almost two weeks, Aslani RT 2001 Village symbol, District of Muara Lawa, busy trying to save merchandise goods from flooding the marinade. There was no trading activity because the shop closed since the flooding of two to three meters tall soak symbol Village and seven other villages in the district.

Aslani who sells motorcycle parts, boat engines, building materials and simultaneously open a sewing business, before earning about Rp 2 million per month. But since the floods hit, it's been almost two weeks Aslani not earn at all.

In addition to immerse thousands of homes of citizens and public facilities such as health centers and schools in ten districts, the flood also caused Trans-Kalimantan Central Axis that connects the West Kutai regency Samarinda disconnected.

Residents pointed to the opening of coal mining and oil palm estates that exceed environmental carrying capacity as the cause of flooding. To save themselves from floods residents began to flee to shelters posts in hilly areas, which was built of local government and armed forces. (IDS / ADO)