Minister Of Agriculture Syahrul Yasin Reminds Local Government, Deceit Of Victims Of The New Source Of Disaster

Minister of Agriculture (Mentan) Syahrul Yasin Limpo. (Irfan Meidianto / VOI)

JAKARTA - Minister of Agriculture (Mentan) Syahrul Yasin Limpo reminded local governments not to manipulate the number of victims due to disasters. The deception of regional heads could be a new disaster.

"Don't manipulate a disaster, if there are 5 victims, don't say 100, that's a danger," said Syahrul while visiting the emergency response post in Mamuju Regency, reported by Antara, Saturday, January 23.

Syahrul said that he had been a regional head for 25 years, of which 10 years were Governor of South Sulawesi Province. In addition, he also contributed to the formation of West Sulawesi Province.

"I am a former village head, a former sub-district head and I see who likes to engineer disasters, the next disaster comes," said Syahrul.

Syahrul said that when he was governor, when a disaster occurred, he immediately took all his strength so as not to be hit by the next disaster.

"Because if someone is stingy, just wait for the next disaster," said Syahrul.

In the same location, West Sulawesi Provincial Secretary Muhammad Idris added, the number of dead victims was recorded at 91 people, 320 people with very serious injuries who are currently being treated in a number of hospitals, 426 people were seriously injured, 240 people were moderately injured and 2,703 people were injured. light.

The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) declared the status of earthquake disaster management with a magnitude of 6.2 in West Sulawesi as an emergency response.

The determination of the emergency response status was carried out by the Governor of West Sulawesi, HM Ali Baal Masdar through letter number 001 / Emergency-SB / I / 2021, from January 15, 2021 to January 28, 2021.