Many Floods And Landslides, Ambon City Government Focuses On Managing Disasters

Landslide location in Ambon/Photo: Antara

AMBON - The Ambon City Government, Province focuses on dealing with natural disasters in the form of landslides and floods due to extreme weather that has occurred in the last few weeks in the local area. "Disaster management is a top priority for residents affected by landslides and floods in five sub-districts in Ambon City," said the Acting Mayor of Ambon, Bodewin Wattimena, when he visited the disaster site in Ambon, Wednesday, July 13. He explained that the visit to a number of disaster points was to see firsthand the condition of the community and to find out the obstacles in the field in handling so that a resolution could be immediately decided. "Of course we want to see directly what is experienced by the community, while looking at efforts to repair and reorganize the post-disaster environment," he was quoted as saying by Antara. The government, he said, was present as a form of concern to see what was experienced by the community. as a form of care and coordination asi disaster management," he said. He explained that disaster management efforts were continuously carried out by BPBD with related agencies, such as the Social Service, PUPR, and Satpol PP.

The local municipal government has also carried out emergency response measures, such as facilitation for residents to evacuate, handling if a victim dies or is treated in a hospital. He said. The pack has also temporarily recorded disaster reports to be submitted in stages to the Maluku Provincial BPBD and BNPB.