Banjar, South Kalimantan (ANTARA) - Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka has pledged to protect and accelerate recovery efforts for all flood victims in Banjar District, South Kalimantan.
During a visit to an evacuation post at Sungai Tabuk Community Health Center in Banjar on Thursday, he emphasized the importance of providing maximum protection for vulnerable groups and ensuring basic services run optimally.
"We must pay close attention to the evacuees, especially older adults, pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, toddlers, and people with disabilities," he said.
Gibran also stressed the need to ensure that emergency kitchens provide meals three times a day and that health posts remain active 24 hours a day.
Furthermore, he requested that the supply of medicine, clean water, sanitation, and other support facilities be maintained properly, particularly to prevent the outbreak of diseases caused by prolonged flooding.
The vice president emphasized that the central government is committed to accelerating emergency response efforts and the recovery of affected areas.
"The government will repair the damaged houses," he assured the victims.
Based on preliminary data, flooding in Banjar affected 9 sub-districts and 121 villages. A total of 23,133 houses have been impacted, with 13,732 of them still inundated.
The disaster affected 42,082 households or 118,151 individuals, including 371 pregnant women, 687 infants, 2,145 under-five children, 4,356 children, 3,944 older adults, and 366 people with disabilities.
During his visit, Gibran spoke directly with residents, listening to their concerns and needs during their stay at the shelters.
He also reviewed the emergency kitchen to ensure that the provision of meals for the victims is running well and sufficient, and checked the conditions of the flood-affected houses in person.
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