Aceh Governor Muzakir Manaf or Mualem broke through the flood in Aceh Tamiang to distribute disaster aid to residents of Kampung Dalam, Karang Baru District, local district on Thursday (4/12) early morning.
"Alhamdulillah, today we meet the needs of basic necessities. We are still overwhelmed about clean water and LPG cylinders. In the next few days we will follow and we will fix the affected locations," said Mualem as quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, December 4.
Mualem and his entourage arrived in Aceh Tamiang at around 23.00 WIB. In the dark at night and the condition of the electricity that has not yet recovered, he distributed aid until early Thursday at 03.15 WIB.
When entering the Aceh Tamiang area, the atmosphere changed drastically. The lights went out, the road was still filled with mud, while dozens of vehicles damaged by the flood seemed to be lying on the shoulder of the road.
At some point, the smell of the carcass is pungent. The group continued to move to the center of Kuala Simpang City to monitor the condition of the residents.
In Kampung Dalam, Karang Baru District, Mualem witnessed the contents of the destroyed village. The houses were damaged and only the foundations remained.
There, Mualem distributed 30 tons of basic necessities donated by residents of Medan, North Sumatra. The aid packages contain drinking water, rice, instant noodles, biscuits, eggs, and a number of medicines.
When returning to Langsa City, Mualem also spread aid to refugees who opened a post on the side of Banda Aceh-Medan road.
Governor Muzakir Manaf expressed his sorrow and empathy to the victims.
"We are sad and sad to see this condition. We hope the people of Aceh will endure the trials of floods and landslides," he said.
Initiating the distribution of aid, Rudi said that his party sent a food truck weighing approximately 30 tons. "There is drinking water, biscuits, instant noodles, rice, eggs, and medicines," he said.
"Tomorrow there will also be the next truck. We also open a post in Medan for friends who want to donate to Aceh," said the Medan resident.
Meanwhile, Ishak alias Kureng, a resident of Win Gini Village, Karang Baru, Aceh Tamiang, told how the big floods came to hit their settlements.
Wednesday (26/11) the flood started to rise, Thursday night was more than two meters. Thursday it increased again until Friday night approximately 3.5 meters," he said.
Ishak fled to the Aceh Transitional Committee (KPA) office along with about 50 other residents. Many people from surrounding villages also helped save themselves to the location.
Arus banjir sekali, rumah hancur semua. Yang paling dibutuh sekarang makanan, air bersih, dan obat-obatan untuk bayi. Banyak anak sudah fever, ujarnya.
During the flood, only the family was rescued. All that remains is clothes on the body," said Ishak.
Pewarta : Rahmat Fajri
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