MPR Leaders Hope Bali Flood Disasters Will Pass Soon

Impact of Denpasar/PHOTO floods: Dafi-VOI

JAKARTA - Deputy Chairman of the Indonesian People's Consultative Assembly, Eddy Soeparno, expressed his condolences for the major floods that hit most of Bali, due to heavy rains that flushed for two days. Eddy hopes that this disaster can soon pass and be handled.

"My deepest condolences for the flood that hit the Balinese. We also express our condolences to the people who died and were injured as a result of this disaster. Hopefully, the flood will recede soon and be handled well and quickly," said Eddy in his statement, Thursday, September 11.

The MPR leader from the PAN faction assessed that the flood disaster in Bali is a reminder that the impact of the climate crisis is increasingly real and provides material losses for the community.

"Continuous rains and almost no drought are climate anomalies that occur in Indonesia today. The impact starts from the cycle of planting and harvesting of several commodities that are irregular to the current floods and disasters that occur in Bali," he explained.

Eddy also encouraged the central government and local governments to pay full attention to environmental sustainability and ensure that development was carried out based on one of them in accordance with Article 33 Paragraph 4 of the 1945 Constitution.

"As a person who constantly fights for mitigation of the climate crisis we are facing, I invite the community to play a role in protecting the environment, at least around the domicile area," he said.

In particular, the Deputy Chairperson of PAN also appreciated President Prabowo's quick response, who immediately ordered the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) to evacuate and rescue the affected victims.

"Hopefully the floods and disasters will pass soon and Bali will recover. We hope that Bali will continue to be the main destination for world citizen tourism by implementing ecotourism or sustainable tourism development," concluded Eddy.