BSMI: Some Villages in Bojonegoro Still Isolated

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Submitted by humas on Fri, 03/06/2009 - 19:10

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Flooding that occurred in Bojonegoro this year was not as big as last year, which reached the city, but in some villages there are village roads are still inundated by water. Puddle of water due to overflowing river Solo river for 4 days, still there in the village have now, and Mulyoagung District Mulyorejo Balen. Due to the high pool of adults reach this leg, the road connecting the village of three villages in the district Balen with other villages were still cut off.

According to the monitoring of humanitarian volunteers from the Indonesian Red Crescent (BSMI) Branch Surabaya on Wednesday-Thursday (26-27/02), the access road to the village at Mulyoagung still under water, with a maximum height of one meter more. As a result 300 families who are on villages Mulyoagung disconnected. Volunteers with residents Mulyoagung BSMI, must climb the traditional boats to deliver aid to approximately 1000 residents.

"When we arrived there at night, power outages, and they need help, until now limited assistance, and we had to take a boat" explained Ahmad Zakaria, Public Relations of Indoesian Red Crescent or BSMI Surabaya when see people in general treatments are held in the village Mulyoagung BSMI.

Meanwhile, the monitoring team Bojonegoro Branch BSMI, several other villages still need help. As Kedung Bendo village in District Balen. Tuban. BSMI do a treatment to 100 people there, Thursday (27/02) from morning until noon, then continued by providing assistance in the border village of Bojonegoro Kenongo - Tuban.

According to PR BSMI Surabaya, Ahmad Zakaria, the floods this time still made 2 alert status, particularly in the district and the City Kanor. “ "The difference with last year, some villages are now inundated sporadically" he explained.

Therefore, continued Zakaria, Humanitarian NGOs should cooperate in distributing assistance, particularly medical and logistics. “ "Today BSMI Bojonegoro Journalists Association took PWB distribute aid and medical treatment at the border village of Tuban Kenongo-Bojonegoro" he explained. Government, citizens and NGOs are expected shoulder to shoulder to help flood victims Bojonegoro this year.

Zakaria added that this year's floods caused by overflowing addition Solo River from upstream, is also caused by the rise in Bojonegoro rainfall, especially in Sub Balen, until 3 days ago. "At present, new treatments and logistical support we can give to them" he said. In addition, approximately 70 hectares of paddy fields is also rumored to people damaged by floods three days. According to one RT 13 RW 04 Mulyoagung, Jamilah (60), residents did not evacuate out, because the electricity went out at night and keep their belongings. "It's been four days we waited for the decline of water, so that we can use the village road to exit the village" says Jamilah to Surabaya BSMI medical team that provides treatment on RT 13 on Wednesday-Thursday (26-27/02). Jamilah, with 60 families in RT 13 must wait their homes in conditions of complete darkness due to electricity was out since 4 days ago.

Matnur (32) whose house was used as a health post expressing BSMI, residents have been hit by the disease of itching, skin diseases, respiratory infection, flu and cough due to waterlogged 4 days. "We are an isolated country road, have not been treated until now" he complained to the doctor Syaiful Anwar, BSMI medical volunteers before treatment begins. BSMI itself send the help of medication and the logistics of food, instant noodle and biscuit worth 7 million dollars and 4 doctors, 4 paramedics and four general volunteers.