Carry Out 6 Karet Boats, Manado Basarnas Prioritizes The Evacuation Of The Elderly, People Sick, Children And Mothers Of Flood Victims

Basarnas Manado evacuated flood victims. ANTARA/HO-Humas Basarnas Manado/ANTARA

MANADO - Basarnas Manado deployed six rubber boats to evacuate flood victims in Manado City, North Sulawesi today. "There were 40 personnel who were deployed in six rubber boats so that they could help residents affected by the flood for evacuation," said Head of Basarnas Manado Monce Brury, Antara, Friday, January 27. He said, in handling floods, joint SAR teams such as Basarnas, RAPI, BPBD, TNI, Polri, and SAR elements in the Manado area jointly evacuated affected residents. According to him, the average evacuated by the elderly, children, mothers, and sick people who could not evacuate were independent. "As of tonight, Basarnas has evacuated approximately 129 people affected by flooding at various points," he said. According to him, residents whose houses were hit by floods and damaged were evacuated at emergency posts established by the TNI and Polri, such as in Balaih," he said. He appealed to residents to see the weather conditions. "If the rain does not stop with the condition of the rising water, it should carry out independent evacuations before being trapped in the flood," he said.