Affected By Floods In Benda Tangerang, 1000 Families Increase, The Government Prepares Public Kitchens

Flood situation in Benda Tangerang/ Photo: Jehan/ VOI

TANGERANG - The Secretary of the Benda Sub-district (Sekcam) Riswan Setyo said that there were 1000 heads of families (KK) who were affected by flooding in his area. This happened due to the high intensity of rain since Tuesday, January 18, 2022.

Previously, on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, there were 827 families affected by the flood.

"It's been the third day of the flood. First flood Tuesday afternoon. The intensity of the rain was high from 9 to 1. There were three areas that were flooded. Actually, there were 4. Jurumudi Villages, New Drivers, Benda, and Belendung," Riswan told reporters in Benda, Tangerang City, January 20.

"But for today it has subsided. There are 1000 families affected by the flood," he continued.

Riswanto also said that his party had lowered a number of water pumps in the three areas and coordinated with the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) and the PUPR Service to resolve the issue.

"We have opened a soup kitchen since yesterday, we have cooked for flooded residents. Yesterday we had a list, which obviously eats ready to eat. Then, we prepare necessities such as vitamins and medicine as well as vitamins and baby diapers to be distributed," he said.

Regarding the handling to reduce flooding in the area, Riswanto said his party was carrying out normalization of waterways. In addition, the BPBD team has prepared a pump machine to anticipate flooding, so that the water does not rise again.

"The anticipation is that we are on standby with the technical offices of BPBD, PUPR, Tagana. We have coordinated 24 hours. Anticipate that the water is not high. We also lower pumps that operate 24 hours," he said.