Indonesia: 19,559 People Displaced Due to Floods in Demak and Kudus, 8 Died

News Update

Jakarta, CNN Indonesia -- Data from the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) as of March 24 at 19.00 WIB recorded that 19,559 people had been displaced by the flood disaster in Demak and Kudus Regencies in Central Java. In detail, 13,027 people are in Demak and 6,532 people are in Kudus. They are spread across 119 evacuation points. Apart from that, eight people in Kudus died as a result of this disaster. Head of the BNPB Disaster Data, Information and Communication Center, Abdul Muhari, said that the number of refugees in Demak had decreased after the flood waters began to recede. "So we can see from 24 thousand last week, then this week if I say 'remaining' 13 thousand that means in some places it has receded. So people can return to their homes," said Abdul in an online press conference , Monday (25/3). Abdul emphasized that BNPB guarantees the needs of affected communities until the flood recedes. He also revealed that 13 sub-districts in Demak and 5 sub-districts in Kudus were affected by the flood. BNPB also noted that this disaster affected 230 places of worship, three markets, 143 educational facilities, 11,173 hectares of rice fields, 15 office facilities, 15 health facilities and 529 hectares of ponds.