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One of the beach in Tabanan regency which is prone to tsunami
Southern coast of Tabanan prone to tsunami Tabanan (Bali Post)—
Southern coast of Tabanan directly intersecting with the Indonesian Ocean belonged to tsunami disaster prone category. Residents were asked to be vigilant. Related to such condition, various preparations for disaster management had been maturely prepared. One of them was the scenario of evacuation process if tsunami really happened. The Head of the Tabanan Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), I Gusti Ngurah Made Sucita, said that his party aggressively socialized the tsunami hazard as well
as simulation for residents. Hopefully, people living in coastal areas could take immediate measures if such natural disaster happened. “So, people will not get confused if the
natural disasters such as tsunami happened,” said Sucita amidst the dissemination of early warnings of natural disasters at Tanah Lot tourist object, Kediri, last week. According to him, the southern coast of Tabanan intersecting with the open sea could potentially become a victim of violent crushing of tsunami. On that account, residents should be given anticipation through early socialization. Aside from anticipating a disaster, said Sucita, his party invited residents to utilize the institution he led. In
other words, when any disaster happened, the residents could contact and ask for the handling of evacuation. “It is the importance of the Regional Disaster Management Agency. Residents can provide information in the event of any disaster,” he said. The disaster, he said, could be triggered by nature or non-nature. He added that socialization on disaster would continue to be held regularly. Hopefully, people could not only carry out the evacuation, but could also provide help for other people. During the socialization of
tsunami hazard, the agency played back the video on tsunami in Aceh in 2004. The video provided an overview for residents regarding the hazard of tsunami disaster, especially in coastal areas. With the understanding, people were invited to an early precaution to minimize casualties. According to Sucita, his party would continue to coordinate with various components of society in disseminating the information on disaster and the handling for residents, especially in Kediri subdistrict. (kmb30)