The search for the missing persons resumed on Tuesday, as several heavy machine tools were added to the site to help the operation, said Ilha Wahab, head of the rehabilitation and reconstruction unit of the provincial disaster management and mitigation agency.
"The number of bodies found is now 52 and the number of missing is 17. The figures will continue to change as people continue to report their missing family members," he told Xinhua by phone.
Wahab said the reconstruction and rehabilitation program would be carried out following the ongoing emergency relief efforts.
Experts will be involved to consider whether it will be necessary to relocate residents living in hazardous areas, such as on the banks of rivers whose upper course is on the slopes of Merapi Volcano and Singlong Volcano, from where volcanic material Keeps coming out and keeps coming out. Added.
According to Lieutenant General Suharyanto, head of the National Disaster Management and Mitigation Agency, the natural disaster has forced more than 3,000 people to leave their homes and seek shelter in safer places.
"Repairing damaged roads is one of the priorities during relief efforts," he said in a text message. He said that the basic needs of flood affected residents would be met.
Heavy rain on Saturday night caused rivers to overflow their banks, affecting the towns of Agam, Tanah Datar Pariaman and Padan Panjang.
"The number of bodies found is now 52 and the number of missing is 17. The figures will continue to change as people continue to report their missing family members," he told Xinhua by phone.
Wahab said the reconstruction and rehabilitation program would be carried out following the ongoing emergency relief efforts.
Experts will be involved to consider whether it will be necessary to relocate residents living in hazardous areas, such as on the banks of rivers whose upper course is on the slopes of Merapi Volcano and Singlong Volcano, from where volcanic material Keeps coming out and keeps coming out. Added.
According to Lieutenant General Suharyanto, head of the National Disaster Management and Mitigation Agency, the natural disaster has forced more than 3,000 people to leave their homes and seek shelter in safer places.
"Repairing damaged roads is one of the priorities during relief efforts," he said in a text message. He said that the basic needs of flood affected residents would be met.
Heavy rain on Saturday night caused rivers to overflow their banks, affecting the towns of Agam, Tanah Datar Pariaman and Padan Panjang.
