Anticipating Susulant Rob Floods In Mataram NTB, City Government Prepares Emergency Tents

One of the tents built to anticipate further tidal flooding in Bagek Kembar, Tanjung Karang Permai, NTB. BETWEEN/HO-BPBD Mataram City.

JAKARTA - The Mataram City Government (Pemkot) in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Province has prepared emergency tents as a measure to anticipate further tidal flooding due to tidal waves.

"As an effort to overcome it, we are working with the Social Service to establish an emergency tent to anticipate the evacuation of residents when there is a tidal flood," said Acting Head of the Mataram City Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Irwan Rahadi in Mataram, Tuesday, December 24, confiscated by Antara.

One of the emergency tent points prepared by the Mataram City Government is to anticipate further tidal flooding in Bagek Kembar, Tanjung Karang Permai, Sekarbela District.

After the tidal flood caused by extreme weather on Wednesday, December 18, 2024, the Mataram City Government continues to monitor the condition of residents affected by abrasion.

Such as in Bintaro, Central Ampenan, and South Ampenan Villages, Ampenan District and in the Bagek Kembar and Mapak areas, Sekarbela District.

Monitoring was carried out, he said, along with the higher abrasion intensity, a number of aids began to be distributed to ease the burden on the local community.

The assistance provided is intended to save the most affected residents, especially those near the coastline.

"Our main task is to save lives, after that, various regional apparatus organizations (OPD) will intervene according to their respective duties to improve coastal conditions," he said.

For assistance, he continued, it has been running in stages, but the potential for high tide is currently still threatening.

Therefore, several companies such as Pertamina, which are located around Ampenan coastal residents, also participated in helping the community.

On the other hand, Irwan said that although aid had been distributed, the city government was still providing security for the lives of residents, especially for those living in vulnerable areas.

To avoid a similar disaster, the city government needs to conduct a study regarding land ownership, especially for those whose homes are in zones that should not be inhabited.

"We will do the study immediately, but for now the most important thing is that the safety of citizens is a priority," he said.