112,551 Houses Damaged By Floods And Landslides In Sumatra Aceh

Houses damaged by flash floods that hit Aceh (Between)

JAKARTA - The government recorded 112,551 housing units damaged by flash floods and landslides in Aceh Sumatra. The damage to the house was spread in four categories, namely minor, moderate, severe damage, and was swept away by the current.

"About 112,000 housing units affected in three provinces have mild damage, moderate damage, and are washed away," said the Coordinating Minister for Regional Infrastructure and Development Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY) in Central Jakarta, Thursday 11 December.

Based on data from the Ministry of Housing and Settlement Areas (PKP) as of Thursday, December 11 at 17.00 WIB, Aceh became the area with the most damaged houses, namely 74,942 units with the following details:

Minor damage: 26,490 units. Moderate rusak: 14,974 units. Heavy damage: 32,050 units. Humid: 1,428 units.

North Sumatra, there are 28,622 affected housing units with the following details:

Minor damage: 19,528 units. Moderate rusak: 3,895 units. Heavy damage: 4,277 units. Humid: 922 units.

Meanwhile in West Sumatra, as many as 8,987 housing units were damaged with the following details:

Minor damage: 5,435 units. Moderate rusak: 1,113 units. Heavy rusak: 1,753 units. Humid: 686 units.

Meanwhile, PKP Minister Maruarar Sirait said, houses with heavily damaged categories are being considered whether to be rebuilt or renovated. Meanwhile, lightly damaged houses will certainly go through a repair process. However, for now the government has not been able to submit an estimated handling budget because it is still calculating various important variables.

"That was what the impact of the damage was severe, moderate, depending on the location also because it builds in areas with a heavy logistics. There are many variables," said Ara.

"We have to calculate the logistics costs are the same as the transportation costs, so be patient. We don't want to say something fast, but wrong. It's better to really investigate it first, so that the statement is correct," he continued.

For information, the Ministry of PKP has now prepared a simple healthy instant house (Risha) to be built in areas affected by the Sumatra floods. The Risha project requires a minimum land of 60 square meters and uses technology that allows faster, more efficient, and sturdy development.

In addition to housing, the government is also preparing to restore public facilities, including mosques, environmental roads, and children's playrooms.