VOI - Voice of Indonesia | RRI - Radio Republik Indonesia

Jakarta. National Defense Forces (TNI) Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto instructed his ranks to send soldiers, planes, helicopters, and warship to assist victims of flash floods and landslides in East Nusa Tenggara and West Nusa Tenggara.

Indonesian warship KRI Oswald Siahaan (OWA)-354 is on standby to transport relief aid to the victims of natural disaster in the two provinces.

"Today, I have ordered the naval chief of staff for the departure of KRI OWA-354 to carry relief aid from the Health Ministry and the Social Affairs Ministry to East Nusa Tenggara and West Nusa Tenggara," Tjahjanto stated at the Halim Perdanakusuma Airbase in East Jakarta on Tuesday briefly before departing for Natuna.

The TNI will also dispatch Hercules C-130 aircraft and helicopters to assist the victims of the natural disaster.

The Hercules C-130 planes from air squadron 31 at the Halim Perdanakusuma Airbase in Jakarta and air squadron 32 at the Abdulrachman Saleh Airbase in Malang, East Java, will carry soldiers and relief aid.

"The deployment of warship and heavy transport aircraft as well as TNI soldiers to natural disaster-hit areas in East Nusa Tenggara and West Nusa Tenggara is part of the military operation and part of TNI's main tasks," he remarked.

Death toll in the flash floods and landslides amid extreme weather triggered by Tropical Cyclone Seroja in the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara increased to 128 as of late Monday.

"In total, 128 people lost their lives during the extreme weather in several parts (of the province)," Head of the Center for Disaster Data, Information, and Communication at the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Raditya Jati stated in Jakarta on Tuesday.

The deaths comprised 67 in Lembata, 49 in East Flores, and 12 in Alor. Meanwhile, 72 people are still missing, comprising 28 in Alo, 23 in East Flores, and 21 in Lembata.

According to data from the BNPB Operation Control Center, a total of 2,019 families, or 8,424 people, took refuge and 1,083 families, or 2,683 people, were affected by the disaster as of 23:00 Western Indonesia Time (WIB) on Monday.

"Most people that fled their homes are found in East Sumba reaching 7,212 (1,803 families), 958 in Lembata, 672 people (153 families) in Rote Ndao, 284 people (63 families) in West Sumba, and 256 in East Flores," Jati remarked.

The tropical cyclone also affected houses and public facilities. No less than 119 homes incurred serious damage, 118 homes sustained moderate damage, and 34 homes suffered slight damage, while serious damage was caused to 14 public facilities and light damage to one public facility. (Antaranews)

Jakarta. President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) urged to speed up the evacuation of victims affected by the disaster owing to the Seroja tropical cyclone in the provinces of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) and West Nusa Tenggara (NTB).

"The first is the acceleration of the evacuation process for search and rescue of undiscovered victims," President Joko Widodo stated at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on Tuesday.

President Jokowi made the statement at a limited meeting via videoconferencing on the topic of "Disaster Management in the Provinces of West Nusa Tenggara and East Nusa Tenggara" in which the attendees comprised Indonesian Working cabinet ministers directly and related to governors and district heads whose areas were affected by the disaster.

"I urge the head of BNPB (National Disaster Mitigation Agency), head of the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas), assisted by the Military Commander and the Chief of Police, to mobilize additional SAR personnel, so that they can reach more affected and isolated areas," the head of state remarked.

These areas comprise various island clusters in NTT, such as Alor Island, Padar Island, and other islands.

"I also appeal to the public works and housing (PUPR) minister to direct heavy equipment from various places, and if the land route is still difficult to penetrate, I also call to accelerate the opening of access both by sea and air," the head of state noted.

Death toll in the flash floods and landslides amid extreme weather triggered by Tropical Cyclone Seroja in the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara rose to 128 as of late Monday.

"In total, 128 people lost their lives during the extreme weather in several parts (of the province)," Head of the Center for Disaster Data, Information, and Communication at the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Raditya Jati stated in Jakarta on Tuesday.

The deaths comprised 67 in Lembata, 49 in East Flores, and 12 in Alor. Meanwhile, 72 people are still missing, comprising 28 in Alo, 23 in East Flores, and 21 in Lembata.

According to data from the BNPB Operation Control Center, a total of 2,019 families, or 8,424 people, took refuge and 1,083 families, or 2,683 people, were affected by the disaster as of 23:00 Western Indonesia Time (WIB) on Monday.

"Most people that fled their homes are found in East Sumba reaching 7,212 (1,803 families), 958 in Lembata, 672 people (153 families) in Rote Ndao, 284 people (63 families) in West Sumba, and 256 in East Flores," Jati remarked.

The extreme weather, sparked by Tropical Cyclone Seroja, could potentially affect East Nusa Tenggara in the next few days. The tropical cyclone has affected the provincial capital of Kupang and the districts of East Flore, Malaka, Lembata, Ngada, West Sumba, East Sumba, Rote Ndao, and Alor.

The tropical cyclone affected houses and public facilities. No less than 119 homes incurred serious damage, 118 homes sustained moderate damage, and 34 homes suffered slight damage, while serious damage was caused to 14 public facilities and light damage to one public facility.

The tropical cyclone's seeds were detected since April 2 and triggered heavy rainfall and high waves. Effects of the cyclone were felt in most areas of East Nusa Tenggara. (Antaranews)

Jakarta. Several regions of Central Java could likely experience extreme weather in the subsequent three days, according to a warning issued by the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG).

"The result of atmosphere dynamic analysis released by BMKG’s Ahmad Yani in Semarang showed that the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) phenomenon is still active in some parts of Indonesia along with the Kelvin and Rossby Equatorial wave phenomenon that can contribute to increasing the cloud cover," Rendi Krisnawan, a weather analyst at the BMKG Station in Tunggul Wulung, Cilacap, Central Java, stated on Tuesday.

The Tropical Cyclone Warning Center (TCWC) of BMKG in Jakarta detected the Tropical Cyclone Seroja in Sawu Sea southwest of Timor Island and seeds of the tropical cyclone 90S in the Indian Ocean southwest of Sumatra Island.

The intensity of the tropical cyclone and tropical cyclone seeds tends to strengthen in 24 hours and move away from the Indonesian territory, he remarked.

"The tropical cyclone and tropical cyclone seeds can indirectly contribute to a significant rise in atmospheric instability. In addition, supported by unstable air mass and high air humidity from the bottom to the upper layers, it could potentially increase the growth of clouds and drive wind speed in several parts of Central Java," he remarked.

On the basis of the aforementioned condition, BMKG’s Ahmad Yani in Semarang has forecast extreme weather and high-intensity rains along with flashes and lightening as well as strong winds to potentially affect several parts of the province in the next three days.

The extreme weather may affect the districts and municipalities of Cilacap, Banyumas, Brebes, Tegal, Pemalang, Pekalongan, Batang, Banjarnegara, Pati, Kudus, Blora, Rembang, Demak, Wonosobo, Klaten, Surakarta, Sukoharjo, Wonogiri, Purworejo, Kebumen, Magelang, Boyolali, and Karanganyar on April 6, 2021,

The extreme weather may again affect the districts and municipalities of Cilacap, Banyumas, Brebes, Tegal, Pemalang, Pekalongan, Batang, Kendal, Temanggung, Semarang, Demak, Jepara, Purwodadi, Sragen, Banjarnegara, Wonosobo, Klaten, Sukoharjo, Surakarta, Wonogiri, Purworejo, and Kebumen on April 7, 2021.

Extreme weather can potentially affect the districts and municipalities of Cilacap, Banyumas, Brebes, Tegal, Pemalang, Pekalongan, Batang, Kendal, Temanggung, Semarang, Demak, Jepara, Pati, Rembang, Purwodadi, Sragen, Banjarnegara, Wonosobo, Kebumen, Purworejo, and Magelang on April 8, 2021. (Antaranews)

Jakarta. Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati laid emphasis that sharia economy and finance should contribute to the recovery of Indonesia's economy battered by the COVID-19 pandemic.

"The sharia economy and financial system are important and inseparable from the entire economy and not exclusive. We have to see how the sharia economy can help our recovery," Indrawati stated during a webinar of the Indonesian Association of Islamic Economist (IAEI) here on Tuesday.

Indrawati noted that several principles in the sharia economy could drive the recovery, including the principle of fairness, transparency, good governance, and optimal efforts, which could assist Indonesia in escaping from the middle-income trap.

The principle of compassion in sharia economy could also be utilized to improve the quality of human resources.

"Investment in human resources is crucial, and no one should be left behind. This is fit to exit the middle-income trap," she explained.

Other aspects of the sharia economy, such as endowment and alms, could support the distribution of social aid to poor families.

"These I think are important issues," she affirmed.

The minister stressed that the IAEI should contribute to streamlining the government’s policy to expedite economic recovery. (Antaranews)