Surabaya City Government Repairs 22 Residents' Houses Damaged Due To Extreme Weather

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SURABAYA - The Surabaya City Government repaired 22 houses damaged by extreme weather in the form of heavy rains and strong winds that occurred on the coast of Surabaya City.

"In accordance with the direction of the Mayor, to take care of and help repair people's houses. We are also assisted by BPB Linmas to detect initial damage to residents' houses," said the Head of Building and Building Division of the Public Housing and Settlement Areas, Cipta Karya and Spatial Planning ( DPRKP-CKTR) Surabaya City Iman Kristian in Surabaya quoted by Antara, Wednesday, December 29.

According to him, his party is moving quickly to deal with damaged houses on the Kenjeran coast. The handling is by temporarily closing the roofs of residents' houses using tarpaulins before permanent repairs are carried out.

Since Wednesday, December 29, his party has handled and repaired eight roofs of damaged houses. For the next stage, the work on the roof repairs of residents' houses takes turns with a maximum of 2 days ahead.

"Because the repair of the roofs of residents' houses is also seen from the category of house damage conditions, namely light damage and heavy damage," he said.

According to him, most of the houses that were damaged were on the roof. This is because the roof of the house has weathered and flew when hit by strong winds.

"Looking at the conditions in the field, the roof framework has various conditions. So, there must be a roof reconditioning first, then roof repairs," he said.

Iman said his party had deployed 30 personnel to handle the houses of residents who were damaged. In the process, he said, these personnel must also look for materials that are suitable for building houses.

"Now the treatment has been carried out by replacing more permanent materials. Our focus now is on the roof and its condition. From yesterday's survey, the average condition of the house is in good condition," he said.

Meanwhile, the Head of Bulak Surabaya City, Budi Hermanto, explained that the local municipal government immediately provided assistance to residents whose roofs were damaged by providing basic necessities, such as rice, cooking oil, sugar, and directly handling roof repairs.

"Until now, it is still in the process of repairing the roofs of residents' houses. There are about 22 houses, as many as 17 houses in the Nambangan area, 4 houses in the Cumpat Street area, and reports this afternoon there was an additional 1 house in the Kedung Cowek area of Tegal," he said.

One of the residents of Nambangan Perak Gang 7 Surabaya named Siti Nurmiati admitted that the work and repair of the roof of her house had been completed.

He was grateful that the city government was active in helping residents who suffered damage to their homes due to heavy rains and strong winds.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Mayor and all the personnel who have come. At that time the personnel immediately came and were mobilized to handle the roof of our house. In addition, we also received food and food assistance three times a day," he said.