Help! There Are Still 5 Thousand Families Affected By The Semarang Rob Flood

Workers at the Tanjung Emas Port industrial area, Semarang, push a motorbike through a flooded floodplain caused by a tidal wave that breached the sea wall, Wednesday. (ANTARA/ICSenjaya)

JAKARTA - There are still around 5,000 families in two sub-districts in North Semarang who are still affected by seawater runoff that has entered the land or tidal waves on the coast that have occurred since the last few days.

"Two villages were affected, namely Bandarharjo and Tanjung Emas," said the Head of North Semarang Sub-district, Aniceto Magno Da Silva, in Semarang, Wednesday, May 25, as reported by Antara.

Residents chose to survive even though tidal floods still hit the area. He said the water level was still in the range of 20 cm.

However, he continued, the water is expected to increase when the tidal peak occurs. Efforts have been made to prepare an emergency kitchen at the North Semarang District office.

"Every day 2,000 to 3,000 packs of rice are prepared for residents affected by the tidal flood," he said.

In addition, he said, health posts are also prepared for residents who experience health problems.

"There are four ambulance units that are also prepared if needed at any time," said Aniceto Magno Da Silva.

Previously, tidal flooding or tidal water that overflowed the mainland with a height of more than 2 meters hit the coastal area of Semarang City, Central Java, Monday (23/5/2022), especially the area around Tanjung Emas Port.

Thousands of workers from a number of factories located in the Tanjung Emas Port industrial area saved themselves from the incident.

Apart from motorcycles and cars, thousands of sewing machines and production machines at a number of factories were also submerged by the tidal flood.

Dozens of containers or containers at the Tanjung Emas Port also seemed to be submerged by the tidal flood that occurred at the same time as high waves, and was exacerbated by the collapse of the sea wall in the port area.