Jayapura, Papua – State-owned Pertamina-Papua and Maluku Regional Office has actually distributed its help plans to flood victims presently taking haven in Pramuka building of Arso Swakarsa neighborhood, Arso Subdistrict, Keerom District, Papua.
The help plans consist of standard family requirements, child diapers, infant milk bottles, bed mattress, pillows, and blankets, the oil and gas company’s spokesperson, Edi Mangun, stated in a declaration that ANTARA received here Sunday.
The Pertamina caring team members coordinated with the Keerom Disaster Mitigation Company (BPBD) to know the real needs of those severely affected by the flooding and taking haven in numerous catastrophe zones, he stated.
Floods struck parts of Keerom District, immersing property and office areas on February 3.
Floods swamped the Arso Swakarsa-Arso II location, Arso City, and the towns of Asyaman, Yanamaa, Walukubun, Workwana, and Pitewi.
The East Arso Cops Sector workplace was likewise swamped, Deputy Chief of the Keerom Resort Authorities Commissioner Martha Tolau stated when called from Jayapura.
The police released personnel to help homeowners whose settlements were affected by flooding.
” Several law enforcement officer have actually been deployed to help the flood-stricken citizens,” she confirmed.
The flooding was triggered by perpetual heavy rains that had fallen given that February 2, and caused the Tami River to overflow its bank.
Various parts of Indonesia are prone to natural catastrophes. Within the preliminary 2 months of 2021, a number of hydrological catastrophes have occurred in the islands of Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, and Sulawesi.
In Java Island, for example, flash floods inundated certain locations of Semarang in Central Java following heavy rains showering the city from Friday to Saturday.
Landslides likewise struck Cihanjuang Village in Cimanggung Sub-district, Sumedang District, West Java Province, on January 9.
On the other hand, in Sumatra Island, flash floods and a landslide harmed seven homes and broke a bridge in Wih Ni Durin Village, Syiah Utama Sub-district, Bener Meriah District, Aceh Province, following constant heavy rains in the Gayo highland location.
In the island of Kalimantan, huge floods and landslides also struck several parts of South Kalimantan following incessant downpour on January 12.
The floods impacted the districts of Banjar, Tapin, Tabalong, Balangan, and Hulu Sungai Tengah and the cities of Tanah Laut and Banjar Baru.
The huge floods, set off by perpetual heavy rains considering that January 12, reportedly claimed 15 lives, overloaded 24,379 houses, and displaced 39,549 people.
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