Desperate for help: Indonesian Navy personnel keeping a group of flood victims in order as they wait for relief aid ahead of a visit by Joko in Pekauman Ulu village in Banjar regency, South Kalimantan province. The president later said the floods were the worst South Kalimantan had seen in 50 years. — Reuters
JAKARTA: Deadly floods across parts of Indonesia are a stark reminder of the climate change risks facing the South-East Asian nation, environmentalists said, urging the government to be more ambitious in its efforts to cut planet-heating emissions.
South Kalimantan on Borneo island declared a state of emergency last week, after heavy rainfall and flooding since the start of the year displaced tens of thousands of people.
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