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Unesa.ac.id, PAMEKASAN -Flash floods hit a number of sub-districts in Pamekasan Regency on Tuesday (1/3/2022). Based on a report from the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Pamekasan Regency, as many as 6,320 families, thousands of houses, several educational institutions and places of worship were submerged in water as high as the chest of an adult.
Hearing the news, the UNESA Crisis Center Mitigation Unit (SMCC) immediately coordinated with the UNESA Humanitarian Care UKM and went to the disaster site on March 4, 2022. The head of the SMCC, Dr. Diana Rahmasari, S.Psi., M.Sc., said that there were as many as 20 volunteers who went to the location. They consist of students and a number of accompanying lecturers from the ranks of the SMCC division.
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Their task is to carry out humanitarian action; help residents affected by floods in disaster areas. "Later, UNESA volunteers will assist residents and officers in both evacuation and recovery at several points," he said at the disaster site.
In addition, it also conducts psychoeducation and trauma healing by targeting children affected by floods. "Disasters do not only impact materially, but also psychologically, especially for children, therefore there needs to be recovery efforts through psychoeducation or trauma healing," he explained.
Not only that, the UNESA SMCC also equips residents with disaster response knowledge and skills in Kangenan Village. They teach residents how to give first aid to disaster victims, especially floods. Then there is also evacuation training. "With disaster response skills, residents will be able to understand the causes of flooding and how to deal with and evacuate when another flood occurs," he said.
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Reza Dwi Ramadhan, Head of UKM Care for Humanity UNESA explained that at the location, they distributed food packages to residents of Sumedangan and Kangenan Villages. Then, help residents clean up flood garbage and drains. In addition, it also conducts psychoeducation for the children there.
The children, continued Reza, were invited to engage in activities or games that were entertaining and educational, such as playing with balloons, painting colors with their palms and much more. "At the school, the cupboards and books were submerged in water, so we helped clean and dry them so they could be used again," he said.
He added, since it was still a pandemic, all the teams that went to do an antigen swab first and continue to apply health protocols. "Prokes must be implemented, so that we can both stay healthy. When we left for Surabaya yesterday (Sunday, 6/3/2022, ed), thank God, the conditions at the location are gradually improving, the water has receded. Hopefully there will be joint efforts to overcome this problem. flooding from upstream to downstream," concluded Reza. [UNESA PR]
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