Horatotry : Flood Disaster in Indonesia

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Flood Disaster in Indonesia

            Naturally, flood happens in a heavy rain. It is easy to happen in a low plain area. It is because the huge amounts of water have not enough space to flow. Besides of that, the major problem that endanger flood is human. Even there is the law of nature human can break it throughout the damage that they make. Nowdays, some cities of Indonesia, especially Jakarta, it happens frequently although it is in dry season.

            A lot of rubbish are scattered around the public places. People usually throw the rubbish wherever they want. The reasons are they wish the easier and simpler way which are not taking too much time and money. There is no self-awareness from people to throw it in the right place. They should know that it will cause a dangerous disaster. Fortunately, it is supported by the rareness of trash can which is placed in the public places.  Especially when there is a festival, the number of rubbish increases until reach hundreds tones. It is said in Kaskus.co.id, there was a Jakarta Night Festival in the exchange year from 2013 to 2014. A huge amount of rubbish is produced after this festival. It left 150 tons of rubbish that are dominated with trumpets, fireworks and foods. Surprisingly, the rubbish is not well placed in the trash can.

The usage of plastic bag can also increase the possibiltiy for this disaster to happen. Based on NTEPA (Northern Territory Environment Protection Authority) plastic bags are a highly visible, ugly component of litter. Local and State Governments around Australia spend more than $200 million picking up litter per year. If plastic bags continue to be used, the number of bags littering the environment will increase over time. So, the number of floating plastics bag increase each time. The flow of water is disturbed, in which it is blocking  the water’s way. As a result, when there is a heavy rain, the water will overflow in the place near the river and flood will occur.

            Indonesia has wide forests which are separated in all over islands. By having such wide forests, Indonesia must be a good example for the world. There should be a big number of water absorption place. However in the reality, Indonesia is not that good example. The inventories come from others countries make Indonesia become one of the sources of the raw materials. Ministry of Forestry Zulkifli Hasan said that from the large of 180 Billion hectares, it only left 135 billions hectares. So, it means that 21 percent or 26 hectares are lost by the deforestation. Greedily, they cut off the trees to take the woods as much as they can. They will have high profit if they produce many woods to be sold. However, they also do not do the reboisation to make the forests produce three again.

            The bad urban planning can also affect the absorption for the ground. Areas with greater absorbency like fields and forest must be a good place to handle the rain. The ground that is covered with asphalt cannot absorb the water well, especially when the precipitation is high. It means that too much rain that should the ground held. Like the law of water flowing, the water always goes to the low land. So, in plain area, if the forest is defoliated, a lot of rubbish in the river, bad urban planning, it is definitely will cause flooding.

            According to those things, human is very dangerous. They can break the nature that can give us many things they want. As a good people, together we can reduce flood happens frequently. We can give back to the nature from what it has been given to us. The easier way to make it becomes real is our self awareness. We can start it from the small thing through throw the rubbish in the trash can. It will be more beneficial if we reuse, reduce and recycle the rubbish. We can make a business to make a product from recycle material. We also can reduce the usage of plastic bag to minimalize the amount of trash produced each day. The government also needs to have strict laws about the probihition of deforestation.

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