The magnitude 8.9 earthquake and tsunami in Japan seemed to have " robbed " our attention from the natural disaster that has struck our own land.
According to The Jakarta Post, a Flash Flood has hit the District of Tangse, Pidie Regency, Aceh, last Thursday, killing 21 people, and estimated to cause a financial loss of up to Rp 1 Trillion (US$ 114 million).
Search and rescue efforts are still being carried out while waiting for additional support from the government.
According to local official, the biggest obstacle for the search was access to villages, particularly to Rantau Panjang village, because a bridge that serves as the main access point had been cut off due to heavy damage to its construction foundation.
The possible cause of the flash flood is heavy rain fall and massive deforestation in the area.
In this connection I would like to express my condolence and deepest sympathy to the families of the victims.
I hope that the central and local governments would do their very best to provide all the help needed by those affected by the flash flood.
I also hope that efforts would be made to prevent the cause of such flash flood, among others by preventing massive deforestation.
11 comments:
Disasters happen all over aceh, disaster, in Japan, aceh, and kalipare malang.
greeting frients for BW
flash floods in Aceh new find of the posting. This multibrand
hopefully not take toll as the tsunami disaster last year aceh
when i read your post, i call my mom to confirm. however it's not around my hometown in lhokseumawe.
tsunami japan remind me about aceh tsunami. at that time, i was a high school student who should face a black-scary tidal wave destroy my home TT_TT
May God Bless Us and stop disaster in our country
bancana di jepang yang gede itu aja cukup sedikit korban dan kerugian yang ditimbulakn.
kok bencana dimari cepet banget makan korban ya?
Your post rightly reminds us the horrors elsewhere should not make us forget to help victims of lesser catastrophes. Especially now people in Aceh once more fell victim to such a disaster, they tragic fate deserves our attention. Which obligation is even greater since I read in your post it might have been a disaster caused by man-made environmental blunders.
Climate change is really something that should matter every country in the world
@Nyach,
Yes disasters everywhere. Thank you for greetings.
@Wisata Murah,
Let us hope there be no more disasters.
@Meutia,
I am glad that the Flash Flood happened far away your home town in Lhokseumawe.
@Smp3Lembang,
I agree, we must pray to God so that there will not be disasters anymore.
@TUKANG CoLoNG,
Seharusnya memang kita harus mengikuti cara Jepang : disiplin, taat hukum dan menjaga alam.
@Colson,
That's the difference, in Japan it was caused purely by nature, in Aceh by human : deforestation that caused landslide and flood during rainy season. And it has been happening many times in Aceh and other places of Indonesia.
@Effbie,
Yes climate changes caused by massive deforestation should be a concern of everyone.
bencana jepang juga mengalihkan masalah politik seperti reshuffle kabinet
We have this disaster on headline news since yesterday!
I check my blogger friends from Japan! They are ok!
I hope that everything will be ok in the future for this country!
My best regards from Romania!
@R10,
Nampaknya demikian.
@Wind,
Let us hope that thing will be okay soon.
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