Kelud Meletus, SBY Janji Perbaiki Kerusakan Lahan Pertanian
Kelud Eruption: President Yudhoyono Agriculture Must Soon Recover
Reporter : Rizki Saleh
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
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Malang (B2B) - Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono menjanjikan kerusakan pada sektor pertanian dan peternakan di wilayah terdampak erupsi Gunung Kelud akan segera diurus dan diperbaiki karena menyangkut mata pencaharian warga.
Janji tersebut disampaikan Presiden saat meninjau pengungsi Gunung Kelud di Koperasi SAE Pujon, Kab. Malang, Selasa (18/2).
Dia juga mengimbau kepada para pengungsi untuk tidak tergesa-gesa kembali pulang ke rumah masing-masing demi keselamatan mereka.
Pengalaman saat Gunung Sinabung meletus dan warga mengungsi, ada yang nekat pulang ke rumah meski gunung belum dinyatakan aman sehingga jatuh korban.
Dalam kesempatan itu, Presiden juga melihat kesiapan penanganan bencana, seperti kesiapan dapur umum, posko kesehatan yang dibangun di halaman belakang koperasi tersebut.
Presiden menegaskan, dia sengaja mendatangi langsung lokasi bencana agar dapat melihat secara langsung kondisi di lapangan.
Dengan melihat secara langsung di lapangan, maka dapat memudahkan dan menyegerakan penanganan korban bencana bisa dilakukan seperti perbaikan rumah, fasilitas kesehatan, maupun sekolah.
Malang (B2B) - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono promises to soon re-manage agriculture and cattle sectors in areas hit by Mount Kelud’s eruption since it concerns people’s livelihood.
The President delivered such a promise when visited evacuees of eruption in Koperasi SAE Pujon, Malang regency, Tuesday (2/18). “Thanks God, we are all save from the disaster,” he said.
He also urged people not to hurry back home for the sake of safety concern.
The previous experience in Mount Sinabung’s eruption when people got evacuated, some people recklessly went home though the situation had not been safe, resulting in deaths.
In the occasion, the President also monitored the preparedness of disaster management, such as public kitchen, health center, set up on the cooperative’s backyard.
The President said he visited the site intentionally to observe directly the real fact.
By looking directly at the situation, it will open the way and accelerate efforts to take care of the victims, such as house repair, medical facilities, and school.
