The official death toll of victims killed by landslides in Bali’s Kintamani region last week has gone up from 12 to 13, according to the Bali Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD).
The agency’s director, Dewa Made Indra, says all victims buried by the landslides, have been evacuated.
“Now there are no more who are buried, hopefully there are no more victims,” Tribun Bali quoted Indra as saying on Monday.
The landslides were triggered by heavy, unrelenting rain. In addition to taking lives, the landslides also buried some people’s homes.
Through the month of February, heavy rain is still expected in Bali. Because of the forecasts, Indra insists people living in landslide-prone areas move—though reports did not go into how they could suddenly pack up and leave their homes.
The Indonesian Red Cross, PMI, is reportedly providing disaster relief for evacuated residents of Songan Village, where the landslides hit last Thursday night.
PMI Bangli Coordinator, Kadek Ardif says they are accepting donations for the evacuated families and he anticipates there will be a food shortage amongst the community two to three days ahead.
However, don’t just donate noodles, says Ardif.
“If two to three days from now, food and vegetables are urgently in need, don’t just give noodles.”
Kasihan (poor them), if they’re eating noodles every day, Ardif said. Vegetables and lauk (side dishes to be eaten with rice) are the most important thing to donate, he explained, adding that there was enough rice.
As far as non-food provisions go, there are enough clothes and blankets, but the most urgent is kitchenware, like stoves, gas, pans, etc.
Indra says BPBD Bangli has set up a disaster station in Kintamani and if people want to donate, they can go there directly.
