Heavy rain in Semarang and surrounding area for the last two days paralysed the Pantura traffic route (the north coast).
Thousands of vehicles -began the bus, the truck, to the personal vehicle- that headed the east direction, through to last night still was kept in Kendal. Whereas that headed the west direction, many that chose to be waiting in Demak.
The flood that destroyed Kendal, Semarang, until Demak was caused by the overflowing of several rivers that crossed three areas. Including the Bodri River in the Kendal-Semarang border, Banjir Kanal Barat in the area of Mangkang Semarang Barat, and the Banjir Kanal Timur River that was in the Genuk area, Semarang Timur. In Kendal, Sungai Blorong also took part in overflowing.
Through to last night, not less than five thousand head of household were in the Semarang City evacuated. The official from the Semarang Municipal Government, the Central Javan Provincial Government, Basarnas, the TNI, and Republic of Indonesia State Police at once involved the team to carry out the evacuation. They used hundreds of rubber boats to carry the resident who was trapped by the flood.
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The flood disaster that was triggered the overflowing of Solo River water shifting to the east. After isolating the area of the upstream, the Sragen City and some Solo, from yesterday (1/1) overflowing of the longest river in the Javanese Island menyasar to east territory cities like Pati, Kudus, Demak, and Blora in Central Java.
The attraction of gravitation also caused Solo River water to overflow and attack the settlement of the inhabitants in East Java. For example, Madiun, Ngawi, Bojonegoro, and Gresik. The Solo radar (Javanese Pos Group) reported, after flooded since Saturday morning (31/1), yesterday the flood in the Sragen territory and Solo began to subside.
The condition was made use of by some residents to return to the house to very clean. Nevertheless, the evacuation point in the Jenar Subdistrict and the Tangkil Village, Kecamatan Sragen Kota, still was filled up by the resident.
Till yesterday, the flood resulting from the overflowing of the Solo River was not yet as serious last year. At the end 2007 and early 2008, the flood from the Solo River resulted in the deadly disaster in 12 regencies that was passed through. Casualties died in Central Java and East Java was recorded by 102 people. Tens of thousands of residents must also lose the residence.
If the resident Sragen that flees currently began to be preparing came home, the suffering resulting from the flood precisely began to be felt by the Blora inhabitants beside the Solo River. In the territory that shared a border with Tuban and Bojonegoro, the Solo River passed three subdistricts, that is Kradenan, Kedungtuban, and Cepu. Through to last night, 14 villages remained the overflowing of the Solo River.
n the East Java territory, the overflowing of the Solo River began to be felt by the inhabitants of the Ngawi City. The flood did not only come from the overflowing of the Solo River, but also the overflow of Madiun River water. From Sunday (1/2) at dawn, the flood entered the Mulyorejo territory, Kelurahan Karang Tengah, Kecamatan Ngawi, and the Baru Village territory, Kelurahan Ketanggi, Kecamatan Ngawi.
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Difficult talks the matter of compensation payment for spurting casualties of Lapindo mud finally had produced the compromise. Casualties agreed the lack 80 percent compensation was paid in a dicicil manner by Lapindo.
The compromise was not achieved easily. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono must order three ministers, namely Minister PU Djoko Kirmanto, Social Affairs Minister Bachtiar Chamsyah, and Minister ESDM Purnomo Yusgiantoro to memediatori negotiations between Lapindo Brantas Inc and Sidoarjo mud casualties that came to Jakarta. The meeting in the Setneg building took place almost five hours.
The long debate had finally produced the formulation that the two sides agreed compensation payment 80 percent dicicil Rp 30 million every month, until the keel. Be due payment 80 percent varied. There are those that in December, in January, in February, in March, or in April. "Along with Rp payment 30 million first stages will be increased by Rp 2.5 million for the house contract," said Minister PU Djoko Kirmanto during the press conference in President's Office last night (3/12).
How if Lapindo again denied the agreement? Minister PU was sure compensation payment against the resident of Lapindo mud casualties ran smoothly and Lapindo did not deny the agreement that was made between the government, the community, and PT Minarak Lapindo of mud casualties. "That will have had the agreement on the seal." So, all of us must discipline, he said. Djoko added, if Lapindo came back the negative, there were sanctions that will be given. However, Djoko did not explain in a manner details whether sanctions that will be given that. from jawapos.com "There had sanctions, must want to be processed legally." That he sounded, explained Djoko.
Kus Sulasono, the team's co-ordinator 16 that supervised four thousand head of household Housing Tanggul Angin Sejahtera (Perumtas), admitted to being satisfied with this agreement. Concerning the atmosphere of the difficult debate between Lapindo and the resident of mud casualties began to strike 14,00 until striking 19,00 WIB, Kus said, originally mud casualties asked for first stage payment in December 2008 with a value of Rp 75 million. "So that the resident could buy the house," he said.
Lapindo that since the beginning had remained in the Rp value 15 million had finally increased the offer to Rp 30 million and money for Rp house rent 2.5 million that afterwards was agreed to by the resident. Although really was satisfied with results of the agreement, Kus said did not guarantee will not have again the demonstration of the resident of mud casualties if Lapindo did not keep the promise. In the meantime, the Managing Director Lapindo Brantas Inc Nirwan Bakrie only commented short responded to results of the agreement. "Praise the Lord has been finished." Perpres 14 continued to be carried out, there was no violation. The two sides, Lapindo and the happy resident today, he added.
