Flood Victims In Manado Are Still Staying In Refugee Camps At SDN 56 Manado

Residents of flood victims who are still staying in the refugee camp at State Elementary School 56 Manado. (Adwit Pramono / Antara)

JAKARTA - A number of flood victims in Dendengan Dalam Sub-district VII Manado are still staying at the refugee camp at State Elementary School 56 Manado.

Reported by Antara, Tuesday, February 9, a resident named Petrus Martin said that he had fled to the location since the first flood.

At that time he returned home, but two days later the second flood occurred again on Friday, January 22.

"The second flood was more intense, so that I took refuge in the school," he said while receiving basic food assistance from the Merdeka Military Command XIII.

He added that he was still staying in the refugee camp because he was still worried about the current weather, it was still raining.

"The existing house has been cleaned, but still smells muddy, especially when there is a grandchild who is still a baby," he said.

Olha Lomba, other resident said he was still staying in the refugee camp because he was worried about the rain.

"Still worried about the weather, it will still rain," he said.

He added that at the refugee camp, there are around eleven family heads who are still living.

The Manado city in January 2021 was hit by floods and landslides twice in several places in the city, and the last one occurred on Friday, January 22.