Progress Of Huntap For Amurang Landslide Victims, BPDB Reminds Criteria For Residents 0-30 Meters From The Coast

Illustration of a landslide that hit the coast of Amurang, South Minahasa. (Between)

JAKARTA - The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of South Minahasa Regency stated that the relocation of victims of the Amurang coastal landslide disaster to permanent housing (huntap) was carried out in stages.

The Head of South Minahasa BPBD, Thorie R Joseph, said that there were 114 permanent shelters built by the central government through the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR).

"There are 114 families currently occupying temporary housing built by the regional government. It's just a matter of waiting for permanent housing to be built, the sooner the better," said Thorie in Manado, North Sulawesi, quoted from Antara, Tuesday, August 23.

The residents who occupy the shelter are families who lost their homes during the Amurang coastal landslide disaster on June 15, 2022.

"They are in a radius of 0-30 meters from the coastline," he added.

Even though they no longer live in refugee camps, he said, the local government still guarantees the food needs of residents who are currently living in temporary shelters.

"They are given rice, there is also cooking oil, we still guarantee the availability of logistics," he said.

The Amurang coastal landslide in mid-June 2022 caused people's houses to disappear to the seabed, as well as roads and bridges as well as tourist areas on the coast.