Visiting Semeru Eruption Refugee Location, Jokowi Receives Report 2 Thousand Houses Must Be Relocated

President Jokowi visits the refugee post in Sumberwuluh Village Field (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) revealed that thousands of houses had to be relocated after the eruption of Mount Semeru in East Java occurred.

He said this process would be carried out simultaneously with the repair process after the atmosphere became conducive.

This was conveyed by Jokowi, when he visited evacuation sites for victims of the eruption today or Tuesday, December 7.

"Earlier, I received reports of approximately 2.000 houses that had to be relocated," Jokowi said in a YouTube video broadcast by the Presidential Secretariat.

Jokowi said this relocation needed to be done because people's homes were dangerous to be reoccupied. So, the transfer needs to be done even though the location has not been determined.

"We will immediately decide where the relocation will be and at that time we will immediately build it. I think everything is ready," he said.

Furthermore, the former Governor of DKI Jakarta also ensures that all his staff is ready to cope with the impact of the eruption of Mount Semeru. This includes finding victims and evacuating.

Meanwhile, regarding the condition of the refugees, Jokowi said they had been handled well. "Regarding consumption, health, and clean water, the condition is also starting to improve," he said.

Not only that, but he also expressed his deep condolences for the death of a number of victims due to the eruption disaster. The latest, the death toll as a result of this incident reached 22 people.

"On behalf of the government and all the people of Indonesia, I convey my deepest condolences for the victims who died as a result of the eruption of Mount Semeru," said Jokowi.