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PTBA Quick Response to Help Flood Victims in Muara Enim and Lahat
Heavy rains on 9-10 March 2023 caused floods in Tanjung Enim area, Lawang Kidul District, Muara Enim Regency and its surroundings.
PT Bukit Asam Tbk (PTBA) immediately deployed Bukit Asam Emergency Response Group (ERG) Team under the command of PTBA General Manager Tanjung Enim Mining Unit (UPTE) Venpri Sagara to help evacuate flood victims in RT 05 Talang Gabus, Tanjung Enim, in which 6 to 7 houses were underwater.
The ERG team also worked in Lubuk Nipis Village, Panang Enim District and to Kapas Satuan Landbow street next to SMK Negeri 1 Muara Enim, Muara Enim Village, Muara Enim District.
Bukit Asam ERG consisted of 31 personnel from PTBA, PT Putra Perkasa Abadi (PPA), PT Pamapersada Nusantara and PT BAK personnel, of which 23 were rescue personnel, 4 were logistics, 4 were paramedics, and the rest were security and operators.
After the flood, the rescue team evacuated and assessed 21 families, cleaned up the mud together in the affected areas in Dusun 8 Muara Enim, and then mobilized the elderly to the command post in Lingga Village, Tanjung Enim, Lawang Kidul.
Assistant Manager of the Community Partnership Corporate Social Responsibility PTBA, Arkoni, also distributed primary needs assistance consisting of 1 ton of rice, 150 kilograms of eggs, 150 liters of cooking oil, 100 boxes of mineral water, and 100 boxes of instant noodles for residents of Lubuk Nipis Village. The assistance was received by Panang Enim Sub-District Head Meifajar Haryadi, at the Panang Enim Flood Post on Friday, March 3, 2023, witnessed by the Governor of South Sumatra Herman Deru and the Acting Regent of Muara Enim Ahmad Usmarwi Kaffah.
PTBA also provided blankets, rice, oil, sugar, bread for the residents affected by the floods in Muara Enim and 120 rice boxes for the flood victims in Tanjung Enim, distributed at the Darul Hijroh Islamic Boarding School.
Representing PTBA Management, Arkoni expressed his concern and deep condolences for the flood victims.
"We hope this assistance can relieve and ease the burden of the people affected by the flood disaster," he said.
Meanwhile, Panang Enim Subdistrict Head Meifajar Haryadi on behalf of the community expressed his gratitude for PTBA's concern for helping the flood victims.
"Hopefully this flood disaster will end soon. I ask the people around the Enim River to be careful because the water discharge is still unstable," he said.
Assistance for 3,000 Victims of Flash Flood in Lahat
There were approximately 3,000 residents of several villages in Lahat Regency affected by flash floods on Thursday, March 9, 2023.
PTBA Vice President of Sustainability Hartono immediately visited the flood victims and conveyed his deep condolences for the flood victims in Lahat.
PTBA handed over assistance including basic needs, mineral water, baby food and hygiene kits to the Head of the Lahat Regency Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Ali Afandi at the Lahat Regency BPBD Office on Saturday, March 11, 2023.
"Hopefully this assistance can help ease the burden on the people affected by the flood. We hope this flood disaster will end soon and people of Lahat Regency can return to their normal activities," said Hartono.
PTBA also deployed a joint rescue team from Bukit Asam, PT Pamapersada Nusantara, and PT Satria Bahana Sarana (SBS) to help evacuate flood victims.
Representing the Regent of Lahat Cik Ujang, Head of BPBD Lahat Ali Afandi expressed his gratitude for PTBA's concern for Lahat residents who were affected by Lematang River flooding.
"This kind of assistance is urgently needed to help accelerate post-flood recovery. We really need the participation of third parties to help the flood victims," he said.
PT Bukit Asam Tbk (PTBA) immediately deployed Bukit Asam Emergency Response Group (ERG) Team under the command of PTBA General Manager Tanjung Enim Mining Unit (UPTE) Venpri Sagara to help evacuate flood victims in RT 05 Talang Gabus, Tanjung Enim, in which 6 to 7 houses were underwater.
The ERG team also worked in Lubuk Nipis Village, Panang Enim District and to Kapas Satuan Landbow street next to SMK Negeri 1 Muara Enim, Muara Enim Village, Muara Enim District.
Bukit Asam ERG consisted of 31 personnel from PTBA, PT Putra Perkasa Abadi (PPA), PT Pamapersada Nusantara and PT BAK personnel, of which 23 were rescue personnel, 4 were logistics, 4 were paramedics, and the rest were security and operators.
After the flood, the rescue team evacuated and assessed 21 families, cleaned up the mud together in the affected areas in Dusun 8 Muara Enim, and then mobilized the elderly to the command post in Lingga Village, Tanjung Enim, Lawang Kidul.
Assistant Manager of the Community Partnership Corporate Social Responsibility PTBA, Arkoni, also distributed primary needs assistance consisting of 1 ton of rice, 150 kilograms of eggs, 150 liters of cooking oil, 100 boxes of mineral water, and 100 boxes of instant noodles for residents of Lubuk Nipis Village. The assistance was received by Panang Enim Sub-District Head Meifajar Haryadi, at the Panang Enim Flood Post on Friday, March 3, 2023, witnessed by the Governor of South Sumatra Herman Deru and the Acting Regent of Muara Enim Ahmad Usmarwi Kaffah.
PTBA also provided blankets, rice, oil, sugar, bread for the residents affected by the floods in Muara Enim and 120 rice boxes for the flood victims in Tanjung Enim, distributed at the Darul Hijroh Islamic Boarding School.
Representing PTBA Management, Arkoni expressed his concern and deep condolences for the flood victims.
"We hope this assistance can relieve and ease the burden of the people affected by the flood disaster," he said.
Meanwhile, Panang Enim Subdistrict Head Meifajar Haryadi on behalf of the community expressed his gratitude for PTBA's concern for helping the flood victims.
"Hopefully this flood disaster will end soon. I ask the people around the Enim River to be careful because the water discharge is still unstable," he said.
Assistance for 3,000 Victims of Flash Flood in Lahat
There were approximately 3,000 residents of several villages in Lahat Regency affected by flash floods on Thursday, March 9, 2023.
PTBA Vice President of Sustainability Hartono immediately visited the flood victims and conveyed his deep condolences for the flood victims in Lahat.
PTBA handed over assistance including basic needs, mineral water, baby food and hygiene kits to the Head of the Lahat Regency Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Ali Afandi at the Lahat Regency BPBD Office on Saturday, March 11, 2023.
"Hopefully this assistance can help ease the burden on the people affected by the flood. We hope this flood disaster will end soon and people of Lahat Regency can return to their normal activities," said Hartono.
PTBA also deployed a joint rescue team from Bukit Asam, PT Pamapersada Nusantara, and PT Satria Bahana Sarana (SBS) to help evacuate flood victims.
Representing the Regent of Lahat Cik Ujang, Head of BPBD Lahat Ali Afandi expressed his gratitude for PTBA's concern for Lahat residents who were affected by Lematang River flooding.
"This kind of assistance is urgently needed to help accelerate post-flood recovery. We really need the participation of third parties to help the flood victims," he said.
