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Banjir Bandang Terjang Ternate, Pemkot Tetapkan Status Tanggap Darurat Bencana

Banjir Bandang Terjang Ternate, Pemkot Tetapkan Status Tanggap Darurat Bencana
Tim gabungan evakuasi korban banjir bandang di Kota Ternate, Provinsi Maluku Utara, Minggu (25/8). (BPBD Kota Ternate)

SEAToday.com, Jakarta - Pemerintah Kota (Pemkot) Ternate menetapkan status tanggap darurat bencana banjir bandang di Kelurahan Rua, Kecamatan Pulau Ternate, Maluku Utara, selama dua minggu ke depan.

"Selain itu kita juga telah membentuk posko tanggap darurat bencana banjir bandang di Kelurahan Rua dan menyampaikan duka yang mendalam atas musibah yang dialami warga," kata Sekretaris Daerah Kota Ternate, Rizal Marsaoly, di Ternate, Minggu, 25 Agustus 2024, dilansir Antara.

Ia menjelaskan bahwa Pemkot Ternate telah mengevakuasi korban banjir bandang. Pihaknya juga akan terus fokus pada evakuasi dan mengecek secara pasti nama-nama korban agar datanya tidak simpang siur dan melalui satu pintu di posko tanggap darurat.

"Sedangkan untuk pengungsi banjir bandang ini kita tempatkan di SMK Pelayaran Kelurahan Kastela dan korban yang lain sudah berada keluarga mereka untuk sementara waktu," ujarnya.

Ia menyebut, Pemkot Ternate telah menyiapkan posko pengungsi bagi para korban, salah satunya di SD Kelurahan Rua agar mempermudah proses evakuasi dan koordinasi di lapangan. Pemkot Ternate juga akan menyiapkan segala kebutuhan di posko evakuasi untuk pengungsi, baik itu air bersih, makanan dan lainnya.

Sementara itu, dari data yang diterima total korban meninggal sebanyak 13 orang sudah ditemukan dan satu korban lainnya ditemukan menjelang dihentikan sementara proses pencarian.

Sementara data yang dikantongi tim posko tanggap darurat yang dibentuk Pemerintah Kota Ternate menunjukkan korban meninggal berjumlah 11 orang.

Bencana banjir bandang di Kelurahan Rua membawa material lumpur, batu hingga kayu dengan ukuran besar yang menerjang pemukiman warga. Di lokasi ada pula empat unit ekskavator dikerahkan membersihkan material yang menutup akses jalan utama di lokasi di tengah guyuran hujan.

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