Tourist Dies In Monkey Forest, DPR Member Siti Mukaromah Asks Tourism Managers To Ensure Safety Standards

Fallen Tree In Monkey Forest Ubud Bali/DOK Public Relations Of Gianyar Police

JAKARTA - Member of Commission VII DPR Siti Mukaromah is concerned about the news of the death of two foreign tourists as a result of being hit by a tree in the Monkey Forest Ubud tourist area, Bali. He asked the manager of tourist destinations to prioritize the safety of tourists in the midst of extreme weather.

Extreme weather at the end of the year like this always has the potential to cause hydrometeorological disasters. In an atmosphere like this, the manager of outdoor destinations must have standard operating procedures (SOPs) to ensure the safety and comfort of tourists," said Siti Mukaromah, Wednesday, December 11.

The woman who is familiarly called Erma assessed that tourism managers, especially the Bali Tourism Office, must evaluate the incident at Monkey Forest Ubud. Including is there an element of negligence from the manager of a tourist attraction that allows tourists to stay in the location in the middle of strong winds.

"We have to evaluate to find out whether there is negligence in the manager or because there are other factors. This is important so that this incident does not happen again in other tourist attractions," he said.

The PKB legislator said that the death of foreign tourists could be a bad promotion for Indonesian tourism abroad. Therefore, according to him, there needs to be special action to ensure that the Monkey Forest Ubud case is handled professionally.

"Of course we hope that this case does not affect the perception of foreign tourists to Indonesian tourism, so concrete action is needed from the government," he said.

Erma emphasized that security and safety management at tourist attractions is a shared responsibility, namely the government, business actors or tourism entrepreneurs, managers, and the community. According to him, preventive measures to ensure the safety of tourists.

"The Ministry of Tourism needs to ensure SOPs for tourism managers if there are situations or conditions that can threaten the safety of tourists, both from foreign countries and local tourists," he concluded.

Two foreign nationals (foreigners) were declared dead after being hit by a tree in Monkey Forest, Ubud, Gianyar, Bali.

Both are female foreigners from France, Funny Justine Christine (32) and South Korean (South Korean) woman, Kim Hyoeun (42). Both are currently at Prof. IGNG Ngoerah Hospital, Denpasar.

In addition to the death toll, three tourists were injured.