In a statement received in Jakarta on Tuesday, Head of the BNPB Disaster Data, Information, and Communication Center, Abdul Muhari, noted that a total of 60 people have evacuated to their relatives' residences for safety, while the others opted to stay in their own homes.
He emphasized that the central government is prioritizing the fulfillment of the basic needs of 860 flood-hit people, who make up around 305 families.
The official then highlighted that the government had begun delivering essential goods, such as food, to the victims who opted to stay in their homes in the sub-districts of Wera and Ambalawi.
Furthermore, Muhari extended the agency's appreciation to the government of Bima District for extending the hydrometeorological disaster emergency status by 14 days, effective today through February 17.
He assessed that this extension would enable authorities to effectively carry out emergency measures, including distributing logistics assistance and operational funds from the central to regional authorities.
Torrential rain lashed Bima on Sunday (February 2), triggering flash floods, which have left eight missing, including one elderly person, several women, and some children.
According to data from the BNPB on Monday (February 3) at 8 p.m. local time, a joint search and rescue team found three of the missing residents dead, while the search for the rest is still underway.
Moreover, the flash floods swept away dozens of agricultural tractors and submerged dozens of hectares of rice fields along with the crops recently planted in the areas.
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