Many Children Become Victims Of The Stadium Tragedy Kanjuruhan: KPAI Asks For A Football Kite That Is Children's Friendly, Because It Is A Family Watcher

Illustration of children watching football shows as family entertainment. (Thinkstock)

JAKARTA - Circulating photos, videos about the situation of children in the middle of an uncontrolled mass ocean, it turns out that the incident did not only occur in stadiums but also outside the stadium.

According to KPAI information, children can be seen with their parents, some are cooperating, being carried, surrounded by screams and acts of violence. The depth of tear gas, the masses panicked and continued to try to save themselves when the sad incident occurred.

Kadivwasmonev KPAI, Jasra Putra said, after the incident, it would have a severe mental impact on children, especially if accompanied by separate incidents with their parents, loss of their parents, or loss of their relatives.

"KPAI hopes that all will focus on maximum victims' services, both those who are still alive and have died," said Jasra Putra, Sunday, October 2.

The available service institutions are expected to pick up the ball, to help the situation among children and families who are still being treated so that they can be accompanied and responded well.

"To reduce what is worse for children. The committee can provide data to officers who respond to the emergency situation there, so that they can be initiated by the crisis center information center in tracing the search for victims and family data, receiving reports of families of victims, receiving children who may be separated from their families, children who were left behind by their parents due to death," he said.

KPAI hopes that football matches will present a child-friendly show because it becomes one of the family's spectacles

"Because children enter the event as supporters, of course there are special treatments, such as education, mitigation, and reduced risk for parents who bring their children to the stadium. Of course they are not ready if suddenly they have to deal with tear gas and violence. different from those who usually demonstrate have prepared themselves when there are lots of tear gas," he explained.

Previously, Deputy Governor of East Java Emil Elistianto Dardak said as many as 174 people died in the act of the tragedy of the Kanjuruhan Stadium, after the defeat of Arema FC against Persebaya, Saturday night, October 1.

"I avoid data errors, we refer to the official data we received from the East Java Province BPBD where 10.30 WIB, became 174 victims who died. That's data 10.30 WIB, East Java BPBD," said Emil, Sunday, October 2.