Jakarta, hitclubapk3 Indonesia
—
The Indonesian government launched a National Emergency Response Operation to deal with disasters
flood
and land
landslide
several areas on the island of Sumatra.
Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture (Menko PMK) Pratikno explained that President Prabowo had ordered priority aid to be sent to the most affected areas on Friday (28/11) morning.
“Since the first day of the disaster, Mr. President has ordered us, the PMK team, to immediately move with the assistance of the active TNI, Polri, local government. And for emergency response, evacuation tents, food and all daily necessities have been sent. Last night, Mr. President, our orders were coordinated overnight with Mr. Cabinet Secretary, to prepare all of this. So what was sent today on orders from Mr. President is a very urgent need,” said Pratikno at Halim Perdana Kusuma Air Base, Jakarta, Friday.(28/11).
ADVERTISEMENT
SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT
Furthermore, Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya explained that four military transport aircraft had been launched.The fleet consists of three Hercules aircraft and one A400 aircraft.
The four planes flew to three provinces at once, namely West Sumatra, North Sumatra and Aceh, with landing routes at Minangkabau Airport (Padang), Silangit Airport (Tapanuli), and Banda Aceh and Lhokseumawe Airports.
The main type of aid flown included around 150 units of refugee tents to meet emergency shelter needs, followed by around 64 units of rubber boats, around 100 units of communication equipment, generators, foodstuffs, as well as medical personnel and medicines.
The aid transported will be prioritized for vulnerable groups including pregnant women, babies, children and the elderly.
“So since the first day, November 25, the President has directly instructed the Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture to coordinate directly regarding disaster management. And a few days ago, until today, aid continues to go there. From the TNI aircraft, then also with civil airline aircraft to transport all necessities,” said Teddy.
“Then also ready-to-eat food, then a medical team from the TNI, then also from the Ministry of Health. The medical team consists of doctors and nurses as well as medical assistance,” continued Teddy.
The government carries out weather modifications
Apart from focusing on treating victims, the government also carries out weather modification operations.This is done to reduce rainfall and anticipate subsequent disasters.
“We are also carrying out weather modification operations. It has started to be flown to reduce rainfall on land, so that later we carry the rainfall into the ocean. Efforts like this are also being carried out (apart from treating victims),” said Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Pratikno.
Pratikno said Tropical Cyclone Senyar as the cause of the disaster had begun to subside.
Even so, he asked residents to remain alert because there is still Tropical Cyclone Koto which could also potentially trigger extreme weather in the Aceh and North Sumatra regions.
“We are anticipating it because there is Cyclone Koto, but it is in the north. We are still alert, we hope it will not enter mainland Indonesia,” said Pratikno.
(fam/isn)
[Gambas:hitclubapk3 Video]
Read More: Why was Arkhan Fikri dropped from the U-23 Indonesian National Team at the SEA Games?
Read More: Thousands of Restaurants Bankrupt – Large Layoffs, What’s Wrong with Singapore?
