Elected Probolinggo Regent, Gus Haris Reviewed Several Landslide Locations And Floods

Residents' settlements were affected by landslides in Gondosuli Village, Pakuniran District, on Saturday (8/2/2025). (ANTARA/HO-Diskominfo Probolinggo Regency)

Probolinggo Regent elected Muhammad Haris, or Gus Haris, conducted a survey of locations affected by flash floods and landslides. He came with local government regional apparatus organizations (OPD) to mitigate disasters in Probolinggo Regency, East Java.

"The government's presence at the disaster site is not just a form of attention, but as part of a sustainable disaster mitigation effort," Muhammad Haris said in a written statement received in the local district, Sunday.

According to him, the government is present at disaster points not only to show concern, but also as part of evaluation and mitigation measures.

"Every area that has the potential for landslides or floods must be mapped immediately. Many bridges have been broken and must immediately find solutions so that public access is not cut off," he said.

After two days of blusukan with the OPD, an assessment and direct planning were carried out in the field, Haris said that his party could not wait long for the disaster.

"The collapsed house and the broken bridge must be rebuilt immediately because many people are isolated. That is our responsibility together," he said.

He also reminded villages and their equipment to be more alert in the face of extreme weather, if there are residents whose houses are near cliffs or riverbanks, immediately invite them to evacuate when heavy rains fall.

"Some rivers that have not overflowed for years have now experienced a significant increase in water discharge. We have lost about seven bridges due to the disaster," he said.

He hopes that with the quick steps taken by the local government, the impact of the disaster can be minimized and the people of Probolinggo Regency remain in a safe condition.

"In the future, we cannot only hope that disasters will not occur, but must be ready to deal with them with concrete and appropriate mitigation steps," said the elected regent who is familiarly called Gus Haris.

Gus Haris and a number of OPD heads within the Probolinggo Regency Government traveled to the location using a trail motorbike to inspect the houses of residents that collapsed due to landslides in Kletek Hamlet, Gondosuli Village, Pakuniran District, on Saturday, February 8.