Tuban Flood Management and Center, Vice President Minta Percepat Pemulihan Tempat Ibadah

JAKARTA - Vice President (Wapres) Gibran Rakabuming Raka emphasized the importance of accelerating the handling of the impact of flooding in Tuban Regency, East Java Province, in the recovery of public facilities to the basic needs of the community.

The instruction was conveyed by the Vice President while leading a coordination meeting (rakor) to handle floods with local governments and stakeholders at the PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk Office, locally, Friday, March 6.

"Public facilities affected such as schools and places of worship must be immediately functionalized again," said Vice President Gibran through the Vice President's Secretariat in Jakarta.

In his instructions, the Vice President emphasized the importance of accelerating the handling of the impact of flooding that is still felt by the community. He conveyed that although there were no casualties, the material losses experienced by the residents still needed to be a serious concern for the government.

The Vice President also directed that the recovery also target the Ngino-Sambongrejo connecting road which was damaged by the flood. He asked that repairs be carried out immediately, including improvements to the water channel system around the road.

"The damaged Ngino-Sambongrejo connecting road will be repaired immediately, including the water channel system around the road so as not to interfere with the activities of residents and logistics distribution," he said.

The Vice President also emphasized the importance of accelerating the data collection of residents' houses that were damaged so that assistance could be immediately distributed to the community.

"The houses of residents who have suffered damage will immediately be settled, the assistance will be disbursed, and the cleaning process will be assisted," he said.

Furthermore, the Vice President reminded local governments to anticipate the potential for post-flood diseases.

According to him, preventive measures need to be taken seriously considering that extreme weather conditions are still potentially occurring.

"Anticipate the possibility of the spread of post-flood diseases such as diarrhea, dysentery, hepatitis, and DBD," he said.