Cipinang Melayu Prepares Evacuation for People Affected by Flood
access_time November 01 2021 09:42 PM remove_red_eye 616
Reported by Nurito | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
Reported by Nurito | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
The refugees will continue to rise tonight. That's why we will move tents to the Borobudur University Hall
Cipinang Melayu Urban Village, Makasar, East Jakarta has prepared evacuation sites for 150 residents in RW 03 and 04 affected by flooding, on Monday (11/1) night.
Since this afternoon, residents' homes have been inundated as high as 60 cm due to heavy rains which caused the overflow of the Sunter River. Residents Affected by Flood in Rambutan Urban Village Have Been Evacuated
Cipinang Melayu Urban Village Head, Arroyantoro said, the river started to overflow at around 5 PM. Initialy it was only 20 cm high but continued to rise about 60 cm.
Not long after, he was immediately contacting the East Jakarta Fire and Rescue (Gulkarmat) Sub-agency to evacuate locals using two rubber boats.
"Evacuations sites are now set up at Al Muqorobin Mosque, RW 03 and in the front of RW 04 Post. But they will be moved to the Borobudur University Hall," he expressed.
According to him, since 6 PM to 7:45 PM, people kept coming to the evacuation site. Based on temporary data, 50 took refuge in the Al Muqorobin Mosque and 100 other evacuated to a police tent in the front of RW 04 Post.
"The refugees will continue to rise tonight. That's why we will move tents to the Borobudur University Hall," he furthered.
Aside that, he had coordinated with the campus. Currently a fleet is being prepared to transport refugees to the campus, including blankets, mats, carpets for refugee mats.
He had also coordinated with the East Jakarta Social Sub-agency to supply 200 meal boxes and mineral drinks for dinner. As for the medicine has been prepared by the urban village puskemas.
To evacuate the refugees, as many as 50 joint personnel were still on standby as of tonight. They were assigned with monitoring water levels, evacuation teams, guarding the urban village office for preparing logistic, etc. Most came from elements of the urban village ASN, Satpol PP and PPSU.
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