Natural catastrophe

Natural catastrophe

After the earthquakes happened in Alor and Nabire at the end
of November, Indonesia still experiences many catastrophes. The
Lion Air tragedy, which killed at least 26 people, added to the
number of tragic deaths this year. Another one was the recent
disaster in East Java with flooding in many regions. Many people
lost their wealth, home, and loved ones.

As we know the same kind of calamity also happened at about
the same time last year, but the government hasn't done anything
to overcome these problems so that it doesn't happen in future.

They do not learn from past experience. Government is always
late in giving attention to handling floods.

We have just seen what happened when the earthquake hit Alor.
We could hear and feel their crying on the television as their
world had ended.

Has not Indonesia been independent for almost 60 years? But
why do roads, essential to deliver aid in such emergencies,
remain such a problem in many secluded regions like Alor, Nabire,
etc? It's time for the government to wake up. It's time for
government to uphold justice so that grassroots people can live
in prosperity.

We have known that the end of this year is the going to be a
heavy rainy season. So the government should give as much
information as possible or alert the search and rescue teams to
minimize possible victims of floods.

RONALD M H, Surabaya