
Jakarta Flood Response: Social Ministry Mobilizes Aid and Support
The ministry set up three public kitchens at refugee shelters across the city, providing 12,360 meal boxes daily to flood victims.
The ministry set up three public kitchens at refugee shelters across the city, providing 12,360 meal boxes daily to flood victims.
BNPB Chief Suharyanto noted that the assistance was provided to support the handling of potential floods and landslides across the province.
The BNPB Disaster Management Operations Control Center (Pusdalops) remarked that thousands of landslide victims were residents across 27 villages in four sub-districts.
Based on the BNPB's analysis, weather modification would be sufficiently effective to reduce the high rain intensity and help SAR team to carry out the evacuation process.
According to the BMKG, Mataram City would likely experience an extreme weather condition, marked by heavy rainfall and strong winds, until 10 days starting from March 15.
The Ministry of Social Affairs has handed over assistance worth Rp3.088 billion in total for flood-hit people in Semarang City.
In addition to generators and other things, the Ministry of Social Affairs is planning to supply filtered and purified water from a river to the residents.
Tidal waves swept through the houses in Tampalang and caused families to leave and seek shelters.
The wind potential is reportedly related to the Australian monsoon.
"It was drizzling at the time."
The seven areas are asked to prepare for imminent drought.
BMKG previously predicted that the peak of dry season will occur in August.
The public has been requesting for wave breakers to be installed to reduce the intensity of wave, but the demand has yet to be granted.
The regent asked all elements to understand the serious impacts of forest and land fires, especially during the dry season.
The residents found a stranded giant fish identified as an Arapaima in residential areas around Cipejeuh, Garut.
BPBD Riau has been working with the military, the police, and forest fire control unit Manggala Agni.
Fires in the six regencies usually start in May and will reach their peak period in October.
BMKG also warned the public against doing any activities that can trigger fires.
Five water pumps were deployed to the locations to assist the effort.
The cause of fire is still unknown.