ASEAN Weekly Disaster Update Week 18, 03 – 09 May 2021
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REGIONAL SUMMARY:
A total of 26 disasters (7 floods, 3 landslides, 4 storms and 12 windsrelated) affected the region in week 18. These disasters occurred in Cambodia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. The National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM) reported that strong winds and storms occurred in Bântéay Méanchey, Kampong Speu, Kampong Cham, Kratie, Oddar Meanchey, Koh Kong, Kampong Chhnang, Kandal, and Svay Rieng Province, Cambodia. High intensity rain caused floods and landslides in West Java, North Sumatra, North Kalimantan, and Aceh Province in Indonesia as reported by Badan Nasional Penanggulan Bencana (BNPB).
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported a tornado accident to have occurred in Iloilo City, Iloilo (Region VI).
Public Works Minister readies long-term flood risk planning for Bekasi 21st February 2021
Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Basuki Hadimuljono in Bekasi. Jakarta (ANTARA) - Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Basuki Hadimuljono has readied emergency and long-term flood risk plans for Bekasi City, West Java Province. There will be two actions. Firstly, in one year, the PUPR Ministry will handle the Bekasi river system starting from the confluence of the Cikeas and Cileungsi Rivers to the Bekasi river estuary. The contract of one of the packages has been signed, and the project will be implemented at the end of February 2021. God willing, it will be completed in two years, Hadimuljono said in a statement here on Sunday.
“LP” refers to Luhut Pandjaitan, currently the Indonesian coordinating maritime affairs and investment minister.
In 2016, Luhut, then senior security minister, made a comment in which he appeared to downplay an incident in which two people were arrested for allegedly selling hammer and sickle T-shirts, local media reported.
According to Indonesian media outlet Detik.com, he said: “If there is only one or two T-shirts, this might be just a fashion trend among young people. We need to see, don’t overreact.”
“PKI” refers to the Indonesian Communist Party, which was banned following the anti-communist purge in 1965-66.
The same photo has appeared since at least 2016 on Facebook here, here and here, alongside a claim that the bus stop is located in Sukoharjo regency, in Central Java province. It has been shared more than 260 times.