Flood Yesterday Telan Korban Jiwa, PDIP To Anies: Still Ngotot Sayang Gubernur Yang Berhasil?

DKI Governor Anies Baswedan (Photo: ANTARA DOC)

JAKARTA - Member of the PDIP faction of the DKI Jakarta DPRD, Gilbert Simanjuntak, questioned the commitment of the Governor of DKI Jakarta, Anies Baswedan, who stated that the important indicator when the Jakarta flood hit was that there were no casualties. However, in fact, the flood that hit since yesterday until today resulted in the death of three students of Madrasah Tsanawiyah (MTs) Negeri 19 Jakarta. Anies had indeed visited the victim's funeral home and confirmed that the victims would be given compensation. However, Gilbert reminded that this case left deep wounds to the families and relatives who were left behind, as well as the injured victims. "This is very painful for victims, especially now followed by fatalities, the death of 3 students. Previously, the presidential candidate Anies also said that the main indicator of flooding was that there were no casualties," Gilbert told reporters, Friday, October 7. Then, Gilbert also doubts that Anies, who has now been promoted by the NasDem Party as a presidential candidate for the 2024 General Election, is a leader who is seen as successful. "At the time of death due to flooding, about 1 KM from the house of the presidential candidate Anies, do you still insist on saying that he is the successful governor?" he said. For information, the school guard wall of MTsN 19 Jakarta, Pondok Labu Village, Cilandak District, South Jakarta collapsed during heavy rains. This incident resulted in the death of 3 students when they were hit by the wall. The Head of the DKI Jakarta Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), Isnawa Adji, explained the chronology of the incident. Yesterday afternoon, heavy rains flushed the southern Jakarta area, including the area at MTsN 19. The students were preparing to go home from school. However, some of them were stuck at school and waiting for the rain to stop. Due to the rain, the culverts around MTsN 19 overflowed, so the water overflowed and inundated the school area. "Heavy rains caused the sewer water to overflow, and inundated the MTsN 19 school area. The position of the school is in the lowlands, which around it is a connecting channel for Pinang Kalijati and behind the school there is a flow of rivers," said Isnawa. Rain and floods invited a number of students to play in the school park. Then at 14.50 WIB, the school guard wall suddenly collapsed and hit the student who was playing in the rain. "Several students who were playing in the school park area were hit by a collapsed wall because they were unable to withstand the overflow of the existing water. The wall that collapsed was not a classroom," said Isnawa. It was recorded that three 8th grade MTsN 19 students who died as a result of falling walls. Then, two other students were injured.