Flood-stricken shop owners demand compensation<\/p>\n
Wahyuana
\nThe Jakarta Post\/Bekasi<\/p>\n
At least 300 owners of shops on the ground floor of Mal Mega
\nBekasi shopping mall on Monday demanded that the building
\nmanagement pay them compensation in money for the losses they
\nsuffered due to Sunday's floods.<\/p>\n
The traders refused compensation in the form of free promotion
\nor discounted fees and service charges that had been granted to
\nthem for losses in previous floods. They also demanded that the
\nmanagement relocate them to the upper floor.<\/p>\n
\"We need cash to rebuild our businesses after the floods ...
\nif the management fails to respond quickly, then we may take the
\ncase to court,\" the traders' coordinator, Rizaldi, remarked.<\/p>\n
The shopping mall is located on Jl. Ahmad Yani, near the
\nBekasi Barat toll exit, alongside Giant hypermarket, Metropolitan
\nMall I and II, Ramayana department store, Horison Hotel and Hero
\ndepartment store.<\/p>\n
While much of the ground floor was completely under water, the
\nparking lot, which is located above it was also flooded (photo).<\/p>\n
Kali Malang river -- which is located about 200 meters away
\nfrom the back of the shopping complex -- had overflowed at around
\n5 a.m. on Sunday after heavy rainfall from Saturday evening.<\/p>\n
The biggest flood compared to previous years', many traders
\nlost their merchandise valued at between Rp 200 million and Rp
\n400 million per shop.<\/p>\n
The housing estates located between Kali Malang and Citarum
\nrivers, such as Kemang Pratama I and II, Pondok Mitra Lestari,
\nSinar Pondok Gede, Vila Jatirasa, Pondok Gede Permai, Vila Nusa
\nIndah, Peduli Asih, Vila Kartini Park and Jaka Kencan, were also
\nflooded and remained so on Monday.<\/p>\n
Sunday's flood forced Bani Saleh Hospital on Jl. Kartini, East
\nBekasi, to evacuate 21 patients to Bekasi General Hospital.<\/p>\n
Later in the day, water flooded the emergency ward reaching a
\ndepth of 90 centimeters and submerging medical equipment and
\nmedicine, as well as vehicles in the parking lot.<\/p>",
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