JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan asked all parties, without exception, to warn the children who were seen playing with water when the flood occurred. He said this was dangerous, especially when the flood occurred on Saturday, February 20, five people died and four of them were children playing with water during the flood.
"I give instructions to all ranks and appeal to the whole community, if they see children playing in an area where there is a puddle to be reprimanded, invited to stop," said Anies while visiting Manggarai Water Gate, South Jakarta, Sunday, February 21.
He reminded that flooding is a risky place for children. This is because the flood could have covered the hole or there was an unexpected swift current that caused them to drown when the flood hit.
"I ask all, if you see young children playing and being at risk, don't look at it like other people's children, look like our own children," he said.
"So that we take the responsibility to remind, reprimand and stop them so that they are not exposed to risk as happened yesterday, they later died at a very young age. Very deep grief for the family and all of us," added the former Minister of Education and Culture. the.
Previously reported, Acting Head of BPBD DKI Jakarta Province Sabdo Kurnianto said that the floods that occurred in a number of areas in Jakarta had caused five people to die. One of them is an elderly citizen (elderly) who are male because they are locked in the house.
"The victim is a 67-year-old male who is locked in the house in Jatipadang, South Jakarta," said Sabdo in his written statement.
Meanwhile, four of them were three boys who were swept away by the flood while playing in South Jakarta and West Jakarta. "And a seven year old girl who drowned in West Jakarta," he explained.
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