Topan Haiyan akan Picu Gelombang Tinggi di Kalimantan dan Maluku
Typhoon Haiyan will Causes High Waves in Kalimantan and Maluku
Reporter : Roni Said
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
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Jakarta (B2B) - Bagian utara Indonesia akan terkena dampak topan super Haiyan berupa gelombang tinggi dan hujan, namun dampaknya tidak sedahsyat di Filipina.
"Badai kategori empat yang melanda Filipina juga akan dirasakan di bagian utara Indonesia, seperti di Pulau Kalimantan dan Maluku," kata Ketua Badan Meteorologi Indonesia, Klimatologi dan Geofisika (BMKG) Andi Eka Sakya di Jakarta, Senin (11/11).
Badai Haiyan melanda Filipina Jumat pekan lalu (8/11) mengakibatkan kerusakan pada beberapa pulau.
Korban tewas akibat topan Super-Haiyan, dirilis oleh otoritas lokal, terus bertambah, meskipun penghitungan resmi berada pada 138 korban tewas.
Televisi lokal ABS-CBN News mengutip perkiraan dari Tecson John Lim, administrator Tacloban City, mengatakan jumlah korban jiwa mencapai 500 korban tewas.
Kota Tacloban dianggap sebagai daerah terparah di Filipina tengah khususnya di provinsi Leyte, di mana topan Haiyan, yang dikenal sebagai Yolanda, melanda Filipina.
Beberapa mayat dilaporkan terlihat mengambang di perairan banjir pada puncak serangan topan Yolandas di Tacloban City pada Jumat pekan lalu.
Media lokal, mengutip seorang pejabat dari Palang Merah Filipina, mengatakan topan terkuat tahun ini diyakini telah menewaskan 1.200 orang di Filipina.
Pemerintah Filipina, sementara itu, merasa sulit untuk mengumpulkan informasi tentang dampak topan karena jasa telekomunikasi terganggu.
Presiden Benigno Aquino III telah memerintahkan semua instansi pemerintah untuk mengintensifkan operasi pencarian dan penyelamatan dan menjamin bahwa bantuan dapat menjangkau para korban yang terkena Topan Haiyan.
Jakarta (B2B) - Northern Indonesia will experience high waves and significant rainfall in the next few days, though it will be minor compared to the impact of the typhoon in the Philippines.
"The category four hurricane that struck the Philippines will also be felt in the northern part of Indonesia, such as in Kalimantan Island and Maluku," said Chairman of Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Andi Eka Sakya on Monday.
Hurricane Haiyan struck the Philippines last Friday, Nov 8, causing damage on some islands.
The death toll resulting from Super-typhoon Haiyan, released by local authorities, continues growing, though the official tally stands at 138.
Local television ABS-CBN News quoted estimates from Tecson John Lim, administrator of Tacloban City, as saying the number of fatalities stood at 500.
Tacloban city is considered the worst-hit area in the central Philippine province of Leyte, where Typhoon Haiyan, locally known as Yolanda, struck the Philippines.
Some bodies were reportedly seen floating in flood waters at the height of typhoon Yolandas onslaught in Tacloban City on Friday.
Local media, citing an official from the Philippines Red Cross, said the strongest typhoon of the year is believed to have killed 1,200 people in the Philippines.
The Philippine government, meanwhile, found it difficult to gather information on the typhoons impact because of disrupted telecommunication services.
President Benigno Aquino III has ordered all government agencies to intensify search-and-rescue operations and assure that aid reaches people affected by Typhoon Haiyan.
