JAKARTA - 37 families were evacuated from the Bagek Kembar coastal area in Sekarbela District, Mataram City, West Nusa Tenggara, which in recent days has been facing the impact of extreme weather.
"We had to evacuate because their houses were close to the shore, so they were affected by tidal waves and tidal flooding," said Head of the Mataram City Communications and Information Office, I Nyoman Swandiasa, in Mataram, Monday, December 6.
According to reports from the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) and the Mataram City Social Service, he said the families had been moved to a safe place.
"Starting today, the Social Service Office will open a public kitchen to help meet the needs of tidal wave victims," he said as quoted by Antara.
In addition, he continued, BPBD officers had made an emergency embankment using sacks filled with sand to reduce the impact of tidal flooding in the Bagek Kembar coastal area.
Swandiasa said that the city government had discussed disaster management measures as well as hydrometeorological disaster risk reduction.
The Mayor of Mataram H Mohan Roliskana asked all regional apparatus organizations to be ready to deal with the impact of the disaster following heavy rains that hit Mataram City in the last few days.
"Besides the impact of the overflowing river, there is also the impact of the tidal flood. The guardian also came down to see the condition of the overflowing Ancar River to the houses of residents in Kekalik Jaya," said Swandiasa.
According to BPBD data from Mataram City, on Saturday (4/12) a tidal wave hit the Bintaro Jaya, Bugis and Pondok Perasi areas in Bintaro Village, Bangsal neighborhood in Banjar Village, Bagek Kembar neighborhood in Tanjung Karang Village, as well as Penghulu Agung and Ivory Coast.
The city government appealed to residents living in coastal border areas to temporarily evacuate to relatives' homes to avoid the impact of tidal flooding.
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