Friday Morning, Jokowi Leaves For Demak To Review Floods And Give Refugee Assistance

Indonesian President Joko Widodo arrived at the TNI AD Main Air Base Ahmad Yani, Semarang City, Central Java, Friday (22/3/2024). (doc the Secretariat Bureau)

JAKARTA - Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) left for Demak Regency, Central Java to review the floods and provide assistance to residents who were forced to evacuate, Friday, March 22.

Jokowi arrived at the TNI AD Main Air Base Ahmad Yani, Semarang City, Central Java, Friday, March 22 to inspect the flood-affected locations in Demak Regency.

Based on an official statement from the Press Bureau of the Presidential Secretariat received in Jakarta, Friday, President Jokowi departed from Jakarta to Semarang using a Boeing 737-400 Indonesian Air Force aircraft. The President and his entourage landed at around 08.00 WIB.

The President's arrival in Semarang City was greeted by Acting Governor of Central Java Nana Sudjana, Pangdam IV/Diponegoro Major General TNI Deddy Suryadi, and Central Java Police Chief Inspector General Pol. Ahmad Luthfi, and Danlanumad Ahmad Yani Colonel Cpn Ihwan Okti Riyadi.

Shortly after getting off the plane, the President and his entourage immediately continued their journey to Demak Regency to inspect the locations affected by the flood.

Also accompanying the President during a visit to Demak Regency, namely the Minister of Public Works and Public Housing Basuki Hadimuljono.

Meanwhile, BNPB stated that the flood conditions that hit Demak Regency, Central Java, were getting worse because six embankments blocking the river flow in the local area had collapsed.

President Jokowi on the previous occasion said that the process of closing the Wulan River embankment in Hamlet Norowito, Ngemplik Wetan Village, Karanganyar District, Demak Regency, Central Java Province, was completed no later than this Friday.

A total of 24,436 residents of Demak Regency, Central Java, still have to evacuate due to floods that are still inundating their residence until Thursday, March 21.