Semarang City Government Add Pump Machines To Accelerate Flood Handling

Semarang Mayor Agustina Wilujeng BETWEEN/HO-Semarang City Government

SEMARANG - The Semarang City Government has added a pump engine with a capacity of 1,000 liters per second to accelerate the inundation and anticipate the impact of flooding in the Central Java capital.

"In the next one or two days, it is hoped that there will be additional pumps with a capacity of 1,000 liters per second," said Semarang Mayor Agustina Wilujeng as reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, November 4.

According to him, comprehensive steps to overcome the floods that hit a number of areas on the north coast of Semarang continue to be pursued.

He said the city of Semarang does not depend entirely on loan pumps from other regions.

However, in certain situations, he continued, support from neighboring districts such as Kudus, Jepara, and Pekalongan became a form of synergy between regions in dealing with emergency conditions.

"We do receive assistance from other regions to speed up handling at certain points, but Semarang still has its own pumps," he said.

Meanwhile, the number of residents affected by the floods spread across a number of areas still reaches around 28,000 people.

The mayor ensured that the government's main focus was to ensure that people's economic activities could recover quickly.

"The hardest impact of flooding is the economic activity of paralyzed residents," he said.

As for the economic losses due to the natural disaster, he said, it is estimated that it will reach hundreds of billions of rupiah in almost ten days.

The losses were caused by disruptions in the distribution of goods, school closures, and damage to infrastructure such as roads and drainage.