Nearly 200 Schools In East Aceh Were Flooded

One of the schools in East Aceh that was flooded (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - As many as 190 kindergarten, elementary and junior high school buildings in 18 sub-districts, East Aceh Regency, were flooded. This is due to overflowing river water due to high rainfall since a few days ago, so that thousands of students were forced to leave and postponed final exams.

"Yes, nearly 200 school buildings were submerged, both kindergarten, elementary and junior high schools," said Head of the East Aceh Education and Culture Office Saiful Basri in Idi, East Aceh, as reported by Antara, Monday, December 7.

He explained that the number of Kindergartens that were flooded reached 70 units spread across 18 sub-districts. Meanwhile, 35 units of junior high schools were inundated and SD buildings reached 85 units.

He said, his party had instructed all principals, both kindergarten, elementary and junior high schools, to postpone the ongoing learning process and final semester exams.

"Schools that are flooded, such as SMP Negeri 2 Ranto Peureulak, and SD Negeri 2 Darul Aman and SD Negeri 1 Nurussalam to postpone exams until the flood recedes," he said.

According to him, school activities were closed as a precaution so as not to become a threat to students traveling from home to school.

"We admit that very many kindergarten, elementary and junior high schools were inundated. "It may be that the school is not inundated, but the road to the school is inundated," he said.

"So we instructed us to postpone learning activities, because the current conditions of flooding still hit most parts of East Aceh," said Saiful again.

Meanwhile, Head of BPBD East Aceh Ashadi said that in the temporary data, 17,648 housing units spread over 226 villages in 18 sub-districts in East Aceh were flooded. The water level starts from 30-200 centimeters from the ground.

"The total number of refugees is currently 9,988 people in 2,616 heads of families (KK) in a number of sub-districts in the area," he said.