SUMBAR - Pemerintah Kabupaten (Pemkab) Pesisir Selatan mengungkapkan kerugian imbas banjir bandang dan tanah longsor di Pesisir Selatan pada 7 Maret 2024 diperkirakan mencapai Rp1 triliun.

Head of the Ex officio Regional Bencan Management Agency (BPBD) Pesisir Selatan Mawardi Roska said the amount included loss of regional assets and property belonging to the community.

He said this during a stage I emergency response evaluation meeting and activity measures for the second phase of emergency response period in Painan.

"Starting from state/regional infrastructure such as roads, bridges, schools, health centers, drinking water facilities, as well as community property, houses, livestock, agricultural land, ponds, losses reaching Rp1 trillion," he said in Painan, West Sumatra, Sunday, March 24, confiscated by Antara.

According to Mawardi, who is also the Regional Secretary (Sekda) of Pesisir Selatan Regency, data collection is still being carried out and is gradually submitted to the government.

Pesisir Selatan Regent Rusma Yul Anwar also added that the extension of the emergency response period was again extended due to the fact on the ground that the victims still needed treatment.

"There are still four more people who are still missing, people's houses that cannot be inhabited because the flood material or sediment has not yet been handled and the data collection process is being carried out," he said.

According to him, the extension of the emergency response period so that the rehabilitation and reconstruction process can be carried out with all existing resources.

The largest losses included 537 heavily damaged houses, 2,749 moderately damaged, and 7,048 lightly damaged. Meanwhile, thousands of livestock died, 666 cows, buffalo tail absorption, 357 goats, 36,527 chickens, and 19,210 ducks.

The meeting was also attended by the South Coast Police Chief, Dandim 0311, Assistants and heads of OPD, sub-district heads throughout South Pesisir, also attended by Basarnas, and PMI.


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