Riau Flooded, BPBD Distributed 12 Rubber Boats For Smooth Evacuation And Assistance

A number of people were near a rubber boat for handling victims affected by the flood in Riau. BETWEEN/HO-Humas BPBD Riau

RIAU - The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) distributed 12 rubber boats to districts and cities in Riau Province that were affected by flooding.

Head of BPBD Riau Province M Edy Afrizal said the distribution was to support the smooth evacuation of victims and bring logistical assistance to affected locations.

"All the rubber boats belonging to the Riau BPBD have been distributed to flood-affected areas, as well as boats belonging to the BPBD city district have also been distributed to flood-affected areas," he said in a written statement, Wednesday, January 10, which was confiscated by Antara.

Edy said that his party had also asked the Indonesian Navy to support areas that lacked rubber boats. Requests for assistance to support disaster management were also submitted to the National Search and Rescue Agency and Tagana of the Riau Social Service, the Indonesian Air Force, and the Riau Police Polairud.

"They are ready to help distribute rubber boats to support the smooth evacuation process for flood victims," he said.

BPBD Riau has 15 rubber boats. A total of 12 boats have been distributed to flood-affected areas, while the other three units are on standby at the local BPBD office in an effort to anticipate flooding in Pekanbaru.

Based on data from the Riau BPBD, 10 of the 12 regencies and cities in the province are currently experiencing flooding due to high rainfall, in addition to being triggered by the Spillway Gate (Delegation Door) of the Koto Panjang hydropower plant, Kampar Regency was opened five units as high as 60 cm so that the nearest area became inundated.

A total of 10 districts and cities in Riau were hit by floods, namely 43 sub-districts covering 192 villages were flooded, with 24,268 families (KK) or 99,812 people affected by the disaster.