MidLand, Jakarta – The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) ensures that the basic needs of flood-affected refugees in Demak Regency, Central Java, are always met. The head of the Sub-Directorate for Facilitation of Services to Meet the Needs of Victims and Refugees at BNPB, Agus Sulistiyono, said assistance to disaster victims will continue into the post-accident period.
“Be part of the emergency response efforts for flood recovery in Demak Regency,” he said in a written statement, Monday, February 19, 2024.
The Demak Regency Government had previously determined the flood emergency response status through the Demak Regent’s Decree Number 360/44 of 2024. The emergency response status was valid for two weeks, starting from the 6th February until today.
According to data from the Central Java BPBD Operations Control Center as of Sunday evening at 10pm WIB, February 18, 2024, there were 18,739 displaced people due to the flood. In Demak Regency, the largest number of refugees from Gajah district reached 6,113 people. The remaining 5,837 people were from Karanganyar district, 764 people from Demak district and 29 people from Mijen. Another 5,996 refugees came from the affected areas of Kudus Regency.
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The evacuation of flood victims was distributed across 125 evacuation points, namely 15 locations in Karanganyar District, 28 locations in the subdistrict, 6 locations in Demak District, 7 locations in Mijen and 69 locations in Kudus Regency.
Floods that inundated 35 villages in eight sub-districts gradually receded after implementation of meteorological engineering. The joint team, which includes BNPB, launched Operation Weather Modification Technology (TMC) to block high-intensity rain in the Demak area, as well as around upstream rivers flowing into the district. The modification took the form of sowing several tons Sodium Chloride (NaCl) from above to the areas of the sky intended for artificial rain.
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