Pelindo Distributes Aid For Flash Flood Survivors In Aceh Sumatra

JAKARTA PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Persero) or Pelindo distributed humanitarian assistance to survivors of flash floods and landslides that hit Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra. Assistance is provided through coordination with a number of government agencies, both central and regional, to ensure the distribution reaches affected residents appropriately.

Pelindo sent various basic needs through the Ministry of Transportation Assistance Post for the Sumatra region in Jakarta. The assistance includes blankets, sanitation packages and cleaning supplies for children and women, as well as logistical needs such as basic necessities, milk, ready-to-eat food, and drinking water.

Previously, for the North Sumatra region, Pelindo operated evacuation posts and established public kitchens at a number of affected points for residents who were still surviving at the disaster site. In Aceh and West Sumatra, we have also sent humanitarian assistance in the form of evacuation tents along with tarpaulins, mats, blankets, clothes, and clean water assistance," said Pelindo President Director Arif Suhartono, in Jakarta, Tuesday, December 2.

Humanitarian assistance with a total value of Rp527 million is intended for people who have lost their homes or have not been able to return due to environmental conditions that are still at risk. Distribution is carried out together with regional officials, such as the social service, the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), and local government officials. Cross-institutional coordination is intensified so that assistance can immediately reach residents, especially in areas where access roads are cut off.

Arif said that the value of aid will still increase along with the distribution of various Pelindo Group entities that are currently running. He emphasized that this step is part of Pelindo's social and environmental responsibility (TJSL) as a port management SOE.

"We are committed to easing the burden on people affected by the disaster. Pelindo continues to coordinate with the government and stakeholders in the regions so that aid can be distributed quickly," he said.

Arif hopes that the logistical assistance sent can support the acceleration of initial recovery, especially for residents who still live in refugee camps.

Until now, a number of areas in the three provinces are still isolated due to cut roads, damaged bridges, and flooding that have not subsided. The government deployed air and sea fleets to send aid to locations that could not be penetrated by land vehicles.