Shelter For Abrasion Victims In South Minahasa Targeted To Complete In Early July

Photo Archive. Abrasion caused residents' houses and inns to collapse as well as damaged roads and bridges in the coastal area of Amurang District, South Minahasa Regency, North Sulawesi Province, Wednesday (15/6/2022). (ANTARA/HO-BNPB/am)

MANADO - Temporary housing (huntara) for residents whose houses were damaged by abrasion in the coastal area of Amurang, South Minahasa Regency, North Sulawesi, is targeted to be ready for habitation on July 5.

"The construction of the shelters is going well, there are no obstacles," said Head of South Minahasa BPBD Thorie R Joseph in Manado as reported by Antara, Thursday, June 30.

"So there are 120 shelter units that we built, hopefully they can be completed on time," he continued.

The South Minahasa Regency Government allocated Rp 1.5 billion in the Regional Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBD) to build temporary shelters for residents whose houses were damaged by coastal abrasion.

Abrasion that occurred in the coastal area of Bitung Village and Uwuran Satu Village in the Amurang District on June 15, 2022 caused damage to residents' houses within a radius of 20 meters from the beach.

Apart from causing damage to houses, abrasion also causes damage to bridges, roads, and places of business.

A total of 127 families consisting of 387 residents whose houses were damaged by abrasion in the coastal area of Amurang are still living in the refugee camps.