Disasters in Aceh in 1995

Disasters in Aceh in 1995

BANDA ACEH, Aceh: The province recorded a total of 166 natural disasters, including flash floods, fires, windstorms and landslides in 1995.

All of the disasters caused a financial loss of Rp 4.4 billion (US$ 1,925,601), Antara reported.

The agency quoted Ishak Hazamy at the local office of the Ministry of Social Services as saying on Thursday that the number of disasters was around 35 percent lower than those occurring in 1994.

A total of 245 natural disasters occurred in the province in 1994, causing material and financial losses of Rp 9.2 billion.

In 1995, a total of 10 people died, 31 were injured, 642 houses collapsed or were damaged, while 1,119 other houses were slightly damaged.

Floods ruined 2,285 hectares of rice fields, as well as 275 hectares of fish and shrimp ponds last year.

Ishak revealed that the regions most prone to disasters here are the regencies of South Aceh, West Aceh, Pidie, North Aceh, East Aceh and Southeast Aceh. (swe)