Southeast Asia Information Port (www.dnyxxg.com) – As of July 7th, floods and landslides in multiple locations on the Indonesian island of Sumatra have resulted in 921 deaths and 392 missing persons.
Suhariyanto, head of Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency, reported that 329 people have died and 82 are missing in North Sumatra; 226 have died and 213 are missing in West Sumatra; and 366 have died and 97 are missing in Aceh. More than 970,000 people have been forced to evacuate in the affected areas of the three provinces. He emphasized that these figures may still be adjusted as search and rescue efforts progress.
In addition, the disaster has damaged 199 medical facilities and 701 schools in the three provinces. The Indonesian Ministry of Health stated that the floods have caused damage or flooding to numerous hospitals, primary healthcare stations, and small clinics. The slowdown in the transport of medicines and medical supplies has further strained already stretched medical resources.
To assist Indonesia in its all-out rescue efforts, various international and non-governmental organizations have also been deployed to the disaster area.
Currently, the Blue Sky Rescue Team, a professional non-governmental emergency rescue organization from China, has arrived in Aceh disaster area in batches. Zhang Yuping, head of the international department of Blue Sky Rescue, who accompanied the team, told a reporter from China News Service that the Chinese team sent to Aceh consists of six people, mainly responsible for professional rescue tasks such as searching for and clearing bodies after the disaster.
According to reports, after the disaster, the Blue Sky Rescue Team's China headquarters quickly made arrangements, immediately coordinating with the nearby Malaysian Blue Sky Rescue Team to rush to Aceh to provide emergency support such as medical supplies; subsequently, it organized Chinese rescue forces to go to the disaster area in succession. The Blue Sky Rescue Team has purchased 5 tons of rice to be transported to Aceh.
Several Chinese-funded enterprises in Indonesia have also taken active measures. Sany Indonesia, together with the Sany Foundation and other departments such as the Indonesian National Disaster Management Agency, urgently dispatched 10 pieces of equipment, including excavators and loaders, to Aceh and North Sumatra, the hardest-hit areas, to assist in clearing debris, repairing roads, and accelerating the opening of "lifelines" for the transportation of relief supplies and the evacuation of people.
Several Chinese-funded enterprises also initiated internal fundraising campaigns and formed working groups to rush to the disaster area overnight to participate in rescue and logistical support. (End)
