Activists may sue govt over Kalimantan floods

Total devastation: A woman carrying her daughter amid the rubble in an area affected by flash floods in Hulu Sungai Tengah regency, South Kalimantan province. — Reuters

A coalition of civil groups is mulling a plan to file a lawsuit against the government, demanding that the latter take responsibility for environmental damage that led to widespread flooding in South Kalimantan recently.

Days of heavy rainfall that began in early January triggered massive flooding in the province, inundating all but two regencies.