{"id":12496,"date":"2026-09-14T01:50:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T00:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solidaritas.news\/?p=12496"},"modified":"2026-09-14T01:50:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T00:50:46","slug":"warga-embalut-mengulang-memori-1997-mengasah-peruntungan-emas-di-dasar-mahakam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solidaritas.news\/index.php\/2026\/09\/14\/warga-embalut-mengulang-memori-1997-mengasah-peruntungan-emas-di-dasar-mahakam\/","title":{"rendered":"WARGA EMBALUT MENGULANG MEMORI 1997, MENGASAH PERUNTUNGAN EMAS DI DASAR MAHAKAM"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAAIChAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><!--TgQPHd|||[]--><strong>Kutai Kartanegara, Solidaritas &#8211; <\/strong>Kemarau panjang yang tengah melanda wilayah Kalimantan Timur membawa cerita tersendiri bagi masyarakat di sepanjang aliran Sungai Mahakam.<\/div>\n<div data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAAIChAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAAIChAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">Debit air sungai legendaris ini menyusut drastis hingga menyisakan hamparan pasir dan batuan yang biasanya tenggelam di dasar air yang dalam. Namun, alih-alih meratap, pemandangan gersang ini justru memicu riuh harapan baru bagi sebagian warga.<\/div>\n<div data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAAIChAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAAIChAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">Mereka berbondong-bondong turun ke dasar sungai, membawa kuali kayu dan sekop, demi mengais butiran emas yang tersembunyi.<!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/div>\n<div data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAAIDBAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAAIDBAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">Bagi masyarakat Desa Embalut, Kecamatan Tenggarong Seberang, fenomena alam ini seperti memutar kembali memori kolektif mereka pada krisis kemarau panjang tahun 1997 silam.<\/div>\n<div data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAAIDBAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAAIDBAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">Kala itu, keringnya Mahakam memicu eksodus ribuan warga yang tumpah ruah ke dasar sungai untuk mendulang logam mulia. Kini, seolah sejarah berulang, pemandangan serupa kembali hidup. sejak pagi buta, puluhan warga sudah bersiap memilah material sungai demi menyambung hidup.<!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/div>\n<div data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAAIDRAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAAIDRAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">Beralih profesi menjadi pendulang dadakan menjadi pilihan rasional bagi banyak warga yang sektor pertaniannya lumpuh total. Salah satunya adalah Imron, warga Teluk Dalam, Tenggarong Seberang.<\/div>\n<div data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAAIDRAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAAIDRAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">Sawah yang menjadi tumpuan hidupnya kini retak-retak akibat kekeringan parah dan tidak bisa diolah sama sekali. Bersama empat orang tetangganya, Imron memilih mengadu nasib di aliran Mahakam yang mengering.<!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/div>\n<div data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAAIDhAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_12498\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12498\" style=\"width: 405px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-12498\" src=\"http:\/\/solidaritas.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-14-at-08.46.511-300x152.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"405\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/solidaritas.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-14-at-08.46.511-300x152.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/solidaritas.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-14-at-08.46.511-1024x518.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/solidaritas.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-14-at-08.46.511-768x388.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/solidaritas.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-14-at-08.46.511-750x379.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/solidaritas.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-14-at-08.46.511.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12498\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Suasana tepi Sungai Mahakam yang dipenuhi warga untuk mencari emas, Foto : Bejo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAAIDhAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">&#8220;Kalimantan kan memangnya itu yang memang kayaknya ada. Kami di sawah petani, tinggal di L 4. Belum ada (penghasilan lain), ini aja kawan ini dapat,&#8221; ujar Imron sembari menunjukkan harapan pada butiran-butiran kecil logam mulia yang berhasil ditemukan rekannya.<!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/div>\n<div data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAAIDxAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAAIDxAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">Meski hasil yang didapat tidak menentu\u2014kadang hanya beberapa miligram saja dalam sehari\u2014semangat warga tidak surut selama debit air sungai masih rendah.<!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/div>\n<div data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAAIEBAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAAIEBAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">Fenomena ini tentu mengundang perhatian pihak setempat. Ketua RT 02, Halinawati, mengaku berada di posisi dilematis. Di satu sisi, ada kekhawatiran besar mengenai faktor keselamatan warganya yang beraktivitas di dasar sungai.<\/div>\n<div data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAAIEBAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAAIEBAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">Di sisi lain, ia tidak bisa melarang karena hal ini menyangkut urusan perut dan dapur warga yang terdampak kemarau.<!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/div>\n<div data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAAIEBAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAAIERAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">Halinawati juga menjadi saksi hidup bagaimana Sungai Mahakam sejak dulu memang dikenal menyimpan kekayaan alam yang luar biasa, terutama saat dilanda kekeringan hebat.<\/div>\n<div data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAAIERAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAAIERAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">&#8220;Kalau yang dulu gak tahu yah, tapi di tahun 1997 itu ibaratnya saya ikut mengalami juga. Dulu tahun 1997 itu tapi yah efeknya, efek Mahakam juga surut yah,&#8221; kenang Halinawati saat membandingkan situasi saat ini dengan peristiwa puluhan tahun lalu.<!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/div>\n<div data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAAIERAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAAIEhAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">Secara makro, penurunan drastis debit air Sungai Mahakam sebenarnya menjadi pukulan berat bagi jalur transportasi logistik serta sektor agraris di Kalimantan Timur. Jalur transportasi air terhambat, dan ladang-ladang warga kekurangan pasokan air.<!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/div>\n<div data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAAIEhAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAAIExAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">Namun bagi warga Embalut, surutnya sungai ini justru menjadi berkah tersembunyi. Di tengah mandeknya sektor pertanian, dasar Sungai Mahakam yang mengering menjelma menjadi ladang mata pencaharian alternatif.<\/div>\n<div data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAAIExAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAAIExAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">Kini, selagi hujan belum turun mengguyur bumi Etam, warga hanya bisa berharap debit air tidak naik secara mendadak, agar mereka bisa terus mengais rezeki dan bertahan hidup di bawah terik kemarau. Red<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kutai Kartanegara, Solidaritas &#8211; Kemarau panjang yang tengah melanda wilayah Kalimantan Timur membawa cerita tersendiri bagi masyarakat di sepanjang aliran Sungai Mahakam. Debit air sungai legendaris ini menyusut drastis hingga menyisakan hamparan pasir dan batuan yang biasanya tenggelam di dasar air yang dalam. Namun, alih-alih meratap, pemandangan gersang ini justru memicu riuh harapan baru bagi [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12497,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/solidaritas.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/solidaritas.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/solidaritas.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solidaritas.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solidaritas.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12496"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/solidaritas.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12496\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12499,"href":"https:\/\/solidaritas.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12496\/revisions\/12499"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solidaritas.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/solidaritas.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solidaritas.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solidaritas.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}