Muhammadiyah Alerts Volunteers To Anticipate The Impact Of La Nina

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JAKARTA - The Central Leadership Disaster Management Agency of Muhammadiyah is alerting volunteers to anticipate the impact of the La Nina phenomenon which is expected to last until February 2022. LPB PP Muhammadiyah Budi Setiawan in a written statement received in Jakarta, Thursday. This year's La Nina phenomenon is predicted by the BMKG to be relatively the same as the previous year. This phenomenon causes a potential increase in rainfall during the rainy season. That way, residents need to increase their vigilance and preparedness, because high rainfall has the potential to trigger hydrometeorological disasters. With the increase in rainfall due to the La Nina phenomenon, Budi invites the community to apply the term "prepare umbrellas before it rains". Efforts that can be made by urban communities such as cleaning culverts or waterways and not throwing garbage in waterways. It is proven that 90 percent of disasters in Indonesia are from hydrometeorology," he said.

This La Nina phenomenon triggers serious attention for areas prone to landslides. Nearby events such as a landslide that occurred in Banjarnegara claimed lives. Since receiving a warning from BMKG, LBP or the Muhammadiyah Disaster Management Center (MDMC) have responded by sending a letter to the regional leadership MDMC to increase awareness. Regarding natural disasters that have an impact on decreasing even With regard to income cuts, Budi invites the public and Muhammadiyah residents to help ease the logistical burden of survivors through donations distributed to LazisMu. Natural disasters that occurred simultaneously with the COVID-19 pandemic, Budi called this phenomenon a multihazard disaster, because it occurred simultaneously. "Therefore, I advised volunteers to remain obedient to the prokes, even though the number of COVID-19 exposures is starting to slop, but the public must not ignore it," he said.