Fajarasia.co – The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) through a station in Balikpapan City, detected 8 hot spots, after two days earlier 16 points were detected in three districts in East Kalimantan Province.
“A total of 8 hot spots were monitored today starting at 01.00 WITA until 17.00 WITA spread over three districts,” said Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman (SAMS) Class I Station Forecaster of Sepinggan BMKG Balikpapan Ilham Rosihan Fachturoni in Balikpapan, Friday (17/6). /2022).
The distribution of the 8 hot spots was immediately informed to related parties, especially to the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), both East Kalimantan Province and districts, in order to obtain further handling.
The 8 hot spots spread over three regencies in East Kalimantan are in Paser Regency there is 1 hot spot, in Kutai Kartanegara 3 hot spots, and in East Kutai Regency there are 4 hot spots.
The details are the hot spots in Paser Regency are in Kuaro District with a medium confidence level, at coordinates 116.0503 longitude and -1.8881 latitude.
The 3 hot spots in Kutai Kartanegara Regency were detected in three sub-districts, namely in Loa Janan, Loa Kulu, and Kota Bangun sub-districts, all of which have a medium level of confidence.
Meanwhile, the 4 hot spots monitored in East Kutai Regency are spread over three sub-districts, namely two hot spots in North Sangatta District, two other hot spots in Bengalon District and Muara Wahau District.
“All of these hot spots have a medium level of confidence. The 8 hot spots monitored today are at different coordinates from the hot spots that were monitored previously, even though they are in the same sub-district,” said Ilham.****
