The Evacuation Of Hundreds Of Santri Due To The Flood In Jember Runs Safely Even Though Some Are Fearful And Convulsions

The students fled when the flood hit the Bustanul Ulum Islamic Boarding School complex, Jember, East Java, Tuesday night. (ANTARA/HO-IBU Pakusari Islamic Boarding School Jember)

JEMBER - Floods on the night of Tuesday, January 25 hit the Bustanul Ulum Islamic Islamic Boarding School complex in Pakusari Village, Pakusari District, Jember Regency, East Java Province, forcing students and pesantren administrators to evacuate.

The caretaker of the Bustanul Ulum Islamic Islamic Boarding School (IBU) M. Hafidi Cholis, said that the flood occurred after several hours of heavy rain, which forced 364 female students out of a total of 486 students to be evacuated to a safe place.

According to him, the flood had caused inundation as high as 150 cm in the women's boarding school complex so that the students had to be evacuated.

"Alhamdulillah, in the midst of heavy rain, the evacuation went safely, but there were 13 students who were scared, cold, and convulsing. Two students had to be taken to the Pakusari Health Center immediately," said Hafidi, who also serves as Chair of Commission D of the Jember DPRD, reported Between, Wednesday, January 26th.

He said that all the students could be evacuated safely, but that many school equipment and furniture belonging to the students were washed away during the flood.

According to him, currently the flood has receded and the students and teachers have started cleaning the dormitories with the help of government officials and members of the Jember Anshor Serbaguna (Banser) line.

"All students also receive a health check from the Pakusari Health Center which is followed by giving vitamins after the students sunbathe and have breakfast," he said, adding that the IBU Islamic Boarding School complex was indeed often flooded. and irrigation canals overflowed and flooded residential areas in Pakusari and Mayang sub-districts.

"The floods hit two sub-districts, namely Pakusari and Mayang sub-districts with a total of 32 houses with 96 people, then the IBU Islamic Boarding School with 360 students," he said.

He added that residents and village government officials have been working to clean up the rest of the flood in Krajan Hamlet, Mayang Village, Mayang District.

Heru appealed to residents to increase their vigilance as heavy rain is forecast for the next few days.