Na wah oo! As heavy rain dey fall, e don cause serious palava for Indonesia‘s Siau Island. Na the flash flood wey hit dis small island for North Sulawesi, kill about 16 people, with more people still missing!

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency talk say dem dey search for three people wey still dey missing, while 22 people don carry injury join the matter. You fit imagine, nearly 700 villagers don pack their load waka leave their homes wey don dey submerged!

Dis flood wey happen on Monday no be small thing. Abdul Muhari, the agency spokesman, talk say dis wahala na because rain dey fall since early morning, causing river to overflow. People for di area dey show plenty images of wetin flood don carry go, like big rocks and uprooted trees. E don spoil roads, houses and even public buildings wey suppose dey functional.

Floods don dey happen for Indonesia during rainy season, wey dey follow from October go March. Na so e be, but this one wey happen for Siau don make many to dey fear, especially with wetin don dey happen for other parts of Asia, as tropical storms dey scatter things everywhere. Last year alone, over 1,100 people don die for Sumatra, and plenty folks don also lose their homes!

Now, dem don declare state of emergency for Siau to make sure say help fit dey come faster. Over 140 families don dey move to safer areas as the government dey try manage di situation. Na serious matter sha! This flooding dey happen as climate change dey make rain fall plenty for di region, and scientists dey warn say the wahala no go end soon if we no do somtin about am.

For New Year celebration, dem dey cancel fireworks everywhere, as people wey suffer from floods dey mourn. Those wey dey set fireworks for Jakarta, Bali, and other places don receive order to pack their fireworks comot. Na solidarity we dey show for people wey don lose plenty during dis natural disaster.

We be nation wey suppose dey come together in times like dis, and leaders dey encourage everybody to reflect on di hope and resilience wey we fit get as community. Make we dey pray for those wey no dey with us again, and for those wey still dey fight to survive. Recovery go take time, but together, we go conquer!