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ACTNews, PEKALONGAN - Hundreds of residents
affected by flooding in Pekalongan City are still in evacuation sites. The team
from Aksi Cepat Tanggap (ACT) and Masyarakat Relawan Indonesia (MRI) Tegal visited
three evacuation sites on Monday (1/27).
The team visited the evacuation post in
Tirto Village, West Pekalongan Subdistrict. Around 78 people evacuated to this
location. Muhtarom, Military District Command Sector personnel who was on
standby at the location, said that most of the evacuees had returned home.
"The team that is on standby at the evacuation site consists of volunteers
from Military District Command Sector, Regional Disaster Mitigation Board, and Pekalongan
City Red Cross," Muhtarom said.
The team then visited in RT 02 RW 08 Boyo
Teluk Village, Siwalan Subdistrict, Pekalongan Regency. Sugi, Head of RT 02
said that in Boyo Teluk Village there were several RTs that were affected by flooding
with the average water height of 30 centimeters. "In RT 02 there were
around 35 affected households. We have not received any assistance. However, Alhamdulillah,
the community activities other than rice farming can still be done so that the
people here can still eat, "said Sugi.
Boyo Teluk Village, the team then left for
Klego Village, East Pekalongan Subdistrict, Pekalongan City. Adinda Fiqih
Damayanti from the ACT Tegal Program Team said that Klego Village was frequently
hit by flood especially after heavy rains.
"Drainage system in the village does
not work properly so that the water can’t flow directly to the sea,"
Adinda said. The team found out that the flood victims need food and medicines
for skin diseases.
The team’s visit aimed to assess the conditions
of the flood-hit communities. "We are preparing for further programs. We
hope that we’ll be ready to provide assistance that they need, "said
Adinda.
Heavy rains that had fallen since last
week caused flooding in several in Pekalongan. The river can no longer hold the abundant amount of water due to upstream currents. []
