RIAU. Musibah tanah longsor menimpa warga di Desa Tanjung Baru, Kecamatan Tanah Merah, Kabupaten Indragiri Hilir, Provinsi Riau, Selasa (10/05). Kejadian yang terjadi sekitar pukul 11.30 WIB siang itu, mengakibatkan 30 rumah warga ambruk dan jatuh ke sungai. Sabtu (14/05), dua orang relawan RZ turun menyalurkan bantuan.
“Kami harus menempuh perjalanan darat Pekanbaru ke Tembilahan selama 8 jam lalu lanjut pakai speedboat 1 jam untuk sampai ke Desa Tanjung Baru.” papar Suardi, Relawan RZ.
Adapun bantuan yang disalurkan RZ berupa beras 120 kg, minyak goreng 1L 36 bungkus, teh 30 kotak, gula putih 30 kg, mie instan 8 kardus, susu 30 kaleng, kopi 1 kardus, biskuit campur, sarden kecil 36 kaleng, dan kornet Superqurban 60 kaleng.
Longsor mengakibatkan 1 mushola dan 30 rumah warga yang ditempati 37 KK atau 99 jiwa tersebut hancur. Selain itu jalan rabat beton sepanjang 100 meter, jalan jerambah kayu 60 meter, dan dermaga kayu 20 meter rusak. Kerugian diperkirakan mencapai 1,5 M.
Hingga saat ini sudah banyak bantuan yang berdatangan, warga diungsikan ke kantor polisi, sekolah, dan sebagian lagi di rumah warga. Endro, relawan RZ yang ikut penyaluran mengatakan bahwa warga Tanjung Baru sangat bersyukur dan bahagia ketika relawan RZ datang membawa bantuan bahan pokok.
“Terima kasih kepada donatur dan relawan yang telah mengirimkan bantuan ke desa kami yang terkena musibah longsor ini, semoga Allah membalas semua kebaikannya” papar Pak Hatta, PJS Kepala Desa Tanjung Baru.
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RiauRIAU. Landslide disaster happened in Tanjung Baru, Tanah Merah, Indragiri Hilir, Riau province, on Tuesday (05/10). The disaster happened at around 11:30 pm that afternoon, resulting in 30 homes collapsed and fell into the river. On Saturday (05/14), two volunteers RZ deployed to channel aid.
“We have to travel overland from Pekanbaru to Tembilahan for 8 hours and then continued by speedboat 1 hour to get to the village of Tanjung Baru.” said Suardi, Volunteer RZ.
The aid is channeled by RZ are in form of 120 kg of rice, 36 packs of cooking oil , 30 boxes of tea, 30 kg sugar, 8 cardboard of instant noodles, 30 cans of milk, 1 cardboard coffee, biscuit, 36 cans of small sardine, and 60 cans of corned SuperQurban.
Landslide resulted in one mosque and 30 houses occupied by 37 families or 99 lives were smashed. In addition 100 meters of jalan rabat beton, 60 meter of jalan jerambah kayu and 20 meters of wood dock are damaged. Losses estimated at 1.5 M.
Until now a lot of help coming in, residents were evacuated to the police station, school, and partly in homes. Endro, RZ volunteers who participated in the distribution of aid said that Tanjung Baru residents are very grateful and happy when volunteers brought relief consist of basic commodities.
“Thanks to the donators and volunteers who have sent aid to our village that effected by landslide, may God avenge all with goodness” said Mr. Hatta, village Head of Tanjung Baru .
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