Mangupura (Antara Bali) - The government of Bali provincial District of
Badung has deployed 35 medical personnel to help carry out health
services for the evacuees, following an increase in volcanic activity at
Mount Agung.
"Today, we have fielded 35 medical personnel, comprising of general
practitioners, nurses, pharmacy clerks, and administrative personnel,
to assist the health services for ailing evacuees," President Director
of the Mangusada general hospital, Dr I Nyoman Gunarta, stated when
contacted on Saturday.
Nyoman stated that the deployment of the 35 medical personnel was
aimed to help the medical team of the Karangasem District treat the
ailing evacuees optimally.
In addition to fielding the medical personnel, the Mangusada
general hospital has also handed medicines, drinking water, children`s
food, and milk for the children and the elderly.
According to Nyoman, his office is also ready to deliver masks if
Mount Agung`s current status of Level IV is raised to eruption.
In the meantime, head of data and information center and public
relations of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), Sutopo
Purwo Nugroho, remarked that the head of BNPB and other officials
concerned had already been in Bali to coordinate with the governor and
district heads of Bali.
BNPB has recorded a total of 9,421 people to have evacuated
themselves in 50 locations in three districts, following the increasing
activity of the mountain.
Volcanic tremor activity of Mount Agung in the district of
Karangasem, Bali, has been on the rise since early this month, head of
volcanic mitigation of the Volcanology and Geological Disaster
Mitigation Center of the Geological Agency of the Ministry of Energy and
Mineral Resources, Gede Suantika, explained on Sunday (Sept 17).(WDY)
Badung Deploys 35 Medical Personnel To Help Mount Agung Evacuees
Minggu, 24 September 2017 8:59 WIB