JAKARTA - The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of West Pasaman Regency, West Sumatra, recorded that as many as 268 residents affected by natural disasters in the area were still displaced in a safe place.
"The displaced people were because their houses were washed away, damaged and in disaster-prone areas or red zones," said the Head of the West Pasaman BPBD, Jhon Edwar, in Simpang Empat, Tuesday, December 23, reported by ANTARA.
He said the displaced people were not in a special evacuation location, but in the homes of safe residents and relatives who were far from the vulnerable areas.
According to him, the residents who are still displaced are spread across Ranah Batahan District with 40 people, Gunung Tuleh District with five people, then 193 people were displaced in Talamau District, as well as in Pasaman District there were 15 people, and in Kinali District there were 15 people.
His party has distributed logistical assistance and other needs while waiting for temporary housing assistance (huntara) from BNPB.
From the data collected temporarily until Tuesday (23/12) there were 18 houses that were severely damaged, 16 houses were moderately damaged, and 38 houses were slightly damaged. Then 11 houses were washed away, 11 schools were affected, three health facilities were damaged, 30 places of worship were affected, one office was damaged, and 1,904 meters of irrigation were damaged.
Then five people died due to natural disasters, three people were missing, and five people were injured.
"There are also 15 damaged dams, 14 damaged bridges, 12 damaged roads, 1,005 hectares of agricultural land affected, and 12,071.5 hectares of plantation land affected," he said.
In addition, he said, rice supplies from the government have been distributed to affected communities as much as 113 tons.
Meanwhile, other logistics materials from local governments, central governments, businesses, and the community have been distributed to affected communities with an estimated value of Rp. 1,282,527,000.
"For the emergency response period, we extend it until December 29, 2025 for landslide material cleaning and logistics distribution. Because, according to BMKG information from December 21 to 31, the Pasaman area is in an extreme weather alert status," he said.
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