JAKARTA - The Head of the Post-Disaster Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Task Force for Sumatra, as well as the Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian, reported on the progress of disaster handling in Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra.
Tito revealed that the number of refugees in the three provinces had decreased, from the previous two million people to 12 thousand people.
"The hydrometeorological disaster in these three provinces involves victims who died, in our data there are 1,205 people and 139 people missing, and refugees were originally more than two million, now there are approximately 12,994 people in tents," said Tito in a government evaluation and coordination meeting with the DPR at the DPR building, Senayan, Jakarta, Wednesday, February 18.
"The most refugees in Aceh, in the tent there are 12,144, then in Sumatra there are 850 and they are all in Tapteng (Central Tapanuli). In West Sumatra, thank God there are no more in the tent," he added.
Tito said that the number of regencies and cities affected by floods and landslides in Sumatra was 52 regencies/cities, 491 sub-districts, 4,511 villages, including damage to houses, both light, medium and lost according to data.
Damaged facilities include educational facilities, health facilities, damaged and collapsed bridges, worship facilities both mosques and churches, roads, then other public facilities and refugees.
"From the data, in West Sumatra, there are currently zero, from the previous 16,164, there are those who have returned home, received stimulus assistance for light or medium damage to the house, while those who are heavy or missing are staying in huntara or receiving DTH (housing waiting fund)," said Tito.
"So for West Sumatra, we have checked in 16 regencies/cities that there are no refugees in the tent. West Sumatra who died were 267 people and the missing were 70 people. We continue in West Sumatra 16 of the 19 regencies that are affected, 125 sub-districts, there are also damages to both fasdik houses, faskes, houses of worship, as data," continued the former National Police Chief.
For disaster victims in North Sumatra, Tito said that the victims who died were 376 people, and 40 people were missing. Then, the refugees who were originally 53,523 people became 850 who were in Tapteng.
"In addition, there is damage to houses of more than 30 thousand, better minor, moderate and severe damage. Then for North Sumatra, out of the 33 districts/cities, there are 18 affected, 163 sub-districts, 897 villages, there are also houses that are damaged lightly, moderately, heavily or lost, then there are schools, hospitals, bridges, including churches. The number of refugees who were 53,523 now live 850, especially in North Sulawesi," he said.
Then in Aceh, there were 562 people who died, 29 people were missing and 1.4 million refugees were now left with 12,144 people in tents.
"Damage to 262,258 houses is divided into light, medium and heavy house classifications. Then for Aceh, it is from 23 regencies/cities, 18 regencies/cities are affected, 203 sub-districts, villages or villages 3,046. Also houses that are light, medium, and lost, then there are fasdik, faskes, houses of worship, we also forget there are farms, plantations both in Aceh and in North Sumatra and in West Sumatra," he explained.
In addition, continued Tito, the number of displaced people as of the latest data, as of 15 August, was 1,000 people. For North Sumatra, 850 people were still displaced in tents.
"As is known, some time ago in Tapteng there was another flood and from 18 kab/cities who lived in tents, as many as 850. West Sumatra refugees in our records and we check all the regional heads, zero, there is no longer anyone living in tents," said Tito.
Tito also reported the progress of the construction of temporary housing (huntara). In Aceh, the construction plan includes 14,967 units, in North Sumatra 993 units, and in West Sumatra 728 units.
"What has been built in Aceh is 6,676, North Sumatra 893, West Sumatra 721. So the total plan is 16,688 (units), which has been built 8,260 from Danantara, BNPB, both the PU ministry," he explained.
Then about the distribution of housing assistance. "This is specifically for houses that are severely damaged or lost. They choose to rent a contract or stay in their family's house. The amount is Rp600 thousand x 3, (total) Rp1.8 million. Last Sunday we carried out simultaneously in 25 regencies/cities," he said.
As for permanent housing, Tito said the planned development of hunting in Aceh was targeted at 9,246 units, in North Sumatra 3,462 units, and West Sumatra 3,621 units. "Now in Aceh there are 302 (BNPB), North Sumatra has 267 of which are from the Ministry of Public Housing, and West Sumatra 695," he said.
"So the total plan for the hunt is 16,039 for heavy or missing houses, now only 1,254 have been built," concluded Tito.
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