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toring on water level through oursystem. community for the risk of flooding?
How are the steps for delivering the There are so many of them. For example,
information? we give early warnings to the communi-
ty through the head of neighborhood units
Through Whatsapp group joined by heads (RT) and community units (RW). We invite
of districts and subdistricts. They will then the residents to beware, prepare them-
pass the information to the local residents. selves and pack their precious things for
For post disaster mitigation we collabo- emergency. Previously, we’ve heard many
rate with the Social Affair agency and oth- of them have lost documents due to the
er agencies to take care of the affected ar- flood. With those preparations, we hope
eas, especially for those with refugees. that when the warning come they have ev-
erything’s ready. It’s an important step as
What do you think about the Gubernato- we often get panicked easily, so we often
rial Decree No.52/2020? forget to save what’s need to be saved, in-
cluding the documents.
With this decree, our job will be more well-
organized. All of the working units (SKPD) When there is warning from the 13
has their own programs and targets to BPBD agency, what do we need to do?
overcome this annual floodings. All of them
has worked well according to their desig- When BMKG, BPBD, the heads of subdis-
nated programs so when the time comes tricts and districts give an early warning,
to collaborate, there’ll be no mistake oc- we hope the residents have prepared their
cured. things. The related working units (SKPD) will
be ready, including the BPBD. We have pre-
How do we implement health protocols, pared everything, from the evacuation ac-
especially when there are shelters? cess, emergency assembly points, health-
care centers to public kitchens.
According to the governor’s decree, we
must arrange the shelters: all of the refu- How many areas in the city are prone to
gees must keep their distance, wear mask flooding?
and wash hands/use hand-sanitizer. The
city’s health agency will also be engaged Approximately 82 subdistricts are at risk of
on this. floodings. We will focus on those areas. But
alhamdulillah, the flood water is more likely
If there are residents affected by to recede these days.
COVID-19, what should they do?
Do you have any message for the
If we found a resident affected by COVID, residents living in the vulnerable area?
the head of district/subdistrict must re-
sponse quickly, like conducting checking To face this disaster we must not get pan-
and isolations. Technically, the city’s health icked easily and we should listen to the
agency will help them for it, so they need to government’s advices. Dont forget to fol-
coordinate with the agency. low the health protocols during this pan-
demic time.
What does the BPBD do to prepare the gro
