JAKARTA - Cabinet Secretary (Seskab) Teddy Indra Wijaya explained that President Prabowo Subianto's working visit in Bali, Saturday, September 13, aims to directly check the work of his staff, both from the central and regional governments in dealing with the impact of flooding.
In the area around Badung Market, Denpasar City, President Prabowo accompanied by Seskab Teddy along the residential areas and kiosks damaged by the flood.
President Prabowo immediately instructed his staff, including Bali Governor I Wayan Koster and Head of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) Suharyanto, to pay attention to the condition of the affected residents and repair their damaged houses and kiosks.
"The government continues to move quickly in handling flood disasters that hit several areas in Bali. On this occasion, the President again ensured that what had been instructed to the ranks of BNPB, the Ministry of Public Works, the Ministry of Social Affairs, and other relevant agencies had been running properly and quickly," said Seskab Teddy, quoted by Antara, Sunday, September 14.
Several flood-affected areas were checked by President Prabowo covering the Badung-Kumbasari Market area, then residential areas around Badung Market, including the Badung Tukad border.
The President also heard directly the complaints of residents, including those submitted by a resident of Denpasar, Ni Nengah Manis, and the President promised the government would help repair his damaged house.
Floods submerged parts of residential areas and economic centers in several cities and districts in Bali on Tuesday (9/9) and Wednesday (10/9), causing hundreds of buildings to be damaged and dozens of people died. As a result of the flood, hundreds of people were also forced to flee because their houses were submerged and some were badly damaged.
Bali Governor I Wayan Koster told reporters in Denpasar, Saturday, that the latest data on the impact of the flood were 17 people who died. Of the 17 people, 11 died in Denpasar, one person in Badung Regency, two people in Jembrana Regency, and three in Gianyar Regency.
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Then, Koster continued that there were still two Denpasar residents and two Badung residents who were missing and were still being searched by the SAR team.
On the same occasion, Koster also mentioned that the situation in Bali as of Saturday was safe and conducive, considering that the flood had receded in all affected areas.
The ranks of the provincial government together with institutions from both the regional government and the central government together focus on recovery steps.
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