JAKARTA - The Minister of Primary and Secondary Education (Mendikdasmen), Abdul Mu'ti, confirmed that teachers and students affected by the flooding and mudslides in Padang Pariaman Regency, West Sumatra, will receive assistance.
"We also distributed aid to female teachers and students whose homes were affected by the floods. Hopefully, this can help ease the burden," said the Minister of Primary and Secondary Education in Padang on Thursday, as reported by Antara.
The Minister made this assurance while directly inspecting the flood-affected SMAN 1 Batang Anai.
The Minister stated that the government wants to ensure that all educational institutions receive attention, especially those who suffered material losses due to the disaster.
He explained that the aid is expected to expedite the process of cleaning the homes of affected residents, so they can return to their homes safely and comfortably.
"Hopefully, this will help and ease the burden so that the cleaning process can proceed as quickly as possible," said the Minister of Primary and Secondary Education.
Several teachers' and students' homes suffered serious damage due to the inundation of water and mud. This forced some of them to temporarily evacuate to relatives' homes or public facilities provided by the local government.
Some students' homes were even swept away by the flash floods, which claimed hundreds of lives.
The Minister of Primary and Secondary Education emphasized that the government will continue to coordinate with local governments to ensure that the needs of affected teachers and students are met, including logistical support and facilities to support the teaching and learning process.
He also expressed his appreciation to all parties who have assisted in the flood response in Padang Pariaman.
The initial assistance provided by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education for education affected by the floods and landslides in West Sumatra includes 3,500 school kits, 300 family kits, and over 1,000 basic food packages.
Furthermore, emergency operational assistance for 423 affected schools totaled IDR 5.7 billion, 25 emergency school tents, compensation for deceased and hospitalized students and teachers of IDR 293 million, one Starlink facility, and snack packages for children.
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