JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto continued a series of visits in disaster-affected areas in Aceh, including checking the condition of refugees at the SMPN 2 Wih Pesam post, Bener Meriah Regency.
In his message to the refugees, President Prabowo asked the victims not to worry, because they are not alone in facing this disaster.
Since the beginning of his arrival, the President's arrival was warmly welcomed by the affected residents at the evacuation post.
"We want to just come to see the real situation, see the situation of the ladies and gentlemen and see what we can send more quickly," Prabowo said as quoted by ANTARA, Friday, December 12.
The residents seemed to welcome the President with emotion, saying, "Thank you, Mr." This is an expression of gratitude for the presence of the Head of State at the post that houses 1,161 refugees.
At SMPN 2 Wih Pesam, President Prabowo greeted one by one the residents affected by the flash flood who were taking shelter at the evacuation post.
The children seemed excited and immediately surrounded the President, did not want to miss the opportunity to meet and shake hands with the President.
In his remarks, the President reiterated the government's full commitment to accelerating the recovery of disaster-affected areas in Sumatra. The President also conveyed that all handling plans had been prepared thoroughly.
"We have prepared a plan, we will repair all the bridges, we will penetrate the landslide roads, we will turn on all of the electricity. And if there are still shortcomings we will immediately overcome them together. We have deployed dozens of helicopters, dozens of planes, yes we will overcome this together," said the President.
On this occasion, the President also apologized for the government's limitations in completing all handling instantly.
However, the Head of State emphasized that all levels of government and field officials continue to work hard to deal with disasters in Sumatra.
"We ask for patience, I can't do it so quickly. We have worked as well as possible. I think that, I ask for the fortitude and patience of all. We will definitely help," said Prabowo.
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