TAPANULI SELATAN - President Prabowo Subianto was at the Batu Hula Refugee Post, Batang Toru District, South Tapanuli Regency on New Year's Eve, Wednesday, December 31.
With a simple celebration, hundreds of residents affected by the disaster gathered in the evacuation tent, waiting for the new year with President Prabowo Subianto through a movie-watching event.
For the refugees, this moment is a pause from the fatigue and anxiety after the disaster. Children sit in the front row, while the parents are in the back row.
Siska, a resident of the Batang Toru Plantation, PTPN IV Regional I, said he was touched by Prabowo's presence in the affected area. He hopes that President Prabowo's presence can make his village wake up again and become a prosperous and safe village.
Enthusiasm also came from among refugee children and adolescents. Nayla, a resident of Padangsidimpuan, and Artika Naysla Limbung from Batu Hula, could not hide their excitement about welcoming the New Year's Eve in the refugee camp.
Even though they are still in exile, the two have high hopes for the future. The same was conveyed by Jaraimi Simamora, a resident of Batu Hula, who was also at the main post that night. He felt proud to be able to welcome the new year with Prabowo.
Meanwhile, Sutio Ulina, a resident of Batang Toru, said President Prabowo's presence was a moral boost for flood victims. President Prabowo and the affected community on New Year's Eve also prayed together.
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