Galang : According to the news, the flood hit Kota Amuntai after heavy rain.

Ara : Dit it rain for hours, kak Galang?

Galang : It rained heavily for almost two hours.

Sinta : Were many houses under water?

Galang : In some areas, some houses were almost under water.

Sinta : Were the people there safe?

Galang : The news showed firefighters and soldiers working together to rescue the people there. They put elderly people and young children on rubber boats.

Ara : Oh, poor them.

Sinta : I really didn’t know about the looded house. I thought the rainwater looded only the streets. Did the lood last for long?

Galang : The news said at first it looded only the streets. But after an hour the rainwater went up and quickly got into houses.

Pak Rahmansyah : Rescuers found the next day that almost all gutters were full of trash, especially plastic trash. The gutters got clogged and made the rainwater drain very slowly.

Bu Posma : That’s why you must always throw your trash into the bin.