Sukabumi Disaster Update: A Total Of 20,629 Affected Residents And 3,464 Refugees

Disaster victims at the Sukabumi shelter (doc BNPB)

The results of the data set show that there has been an increase in the number of affected residents by 10,455 residents and 476 displaced residents spread across 184 villages, in 39 sub-districts in the Sukabumi area.

"This data change can occur because the data movement is still very dynamic," said Head of the BNPB Data, Information and Disaster Center Abdul Muhari, Thursday, December 12.

In addition to updates related to the number of residents affected and displaced, it was reported that 1,605 houses were slightly damaged (RR), 1,829 houses were moderately damaged (RS), and 2,058 houses were heavily damaged (RB). The repair and relocation efforts are still in the data collection stage.

Meanwhile, efforts to search for missing victims Eros and Ojang continue considering that an extension of the emergency response period has been set for seven days, starting from December 11 to December 17, 2024.

After the stipulation of the extension of the emergency response period in the Sukabumi area, the Head of BNPB Suharyanto returned to Sukabumi, on Wednesday.

Kali ini, agenda kunjungan kerja Kepala BNPB dimulai dari mengunjungi gudang logistik yang berada di Kantor Badan Penanggulangan Bencana Daerah (BPBD) Sukabumi. Dalam kinjungannya, Kepala BNPB memastikan stok logistik untuk memenuhi kebutuhan dasar para pengungsi cukup.

Setelah itu, kunjungan kerja dilanjutkan dengan peninjauan pos pengungsi yang ada di Kantor Kepala Desa Nangerang, Kecamatan Jampangtangah dengan menggunakan kendaraan roda dua bersama jajaran.

Arriving in Nangerang Village, Suharyanto immediately greeted and had a dialogue with the refugees. The working visit of the Head of BNPB ended by symbolically providing assistance and chatting and taking pictures with the refugees.