skalaindonesia.org – The first time I set foot in Seumbu Village felt so special. Because beautiful scenery always accompanies this trip, From the beauty of the hills that lined up in the ground of coffee trees, Until the view of the durian garden with a fragrant fragrant that tickled the nose when passing by.
The journey to Sempah Village has its own meaning. We visit this village, because ten years ago the village of Sempah experienced the most severe impact of the earthquake that occurred on 2 June 2013. Meeting with the village officials welcomed, Until in the end we can run the program “Develop Community Led for Disaster Management” This program is an initiation of the Indonesian Scale Foundation and supported by PT. Mandala Multifinance Tbk.
This program begins with organizing Focus Group Discussion (FGD) which was carried out on Friday, 3 March 2023. The earthquake ten years ago was so exhausted for residents in Tanah Gayo. Because the overall impact of this earthquake caused 39 people die, more than 400 people injured. Many of the recorded victims came from Sempah Village.
In the discussion, Some residents convey their collective memory of the great earthquake they experienced in the year 2013. One of them is Saitri, a middle -aged woman who during the earthquake was pregnant.
"The earthquake occurred at hours 3 sore, When I was in the house suddenly an uproar and I was carried away by a landslide with unconscious conditions. I was saved by neighbors, Then I met my husband who was just home after he was working, "Saitri said.
The story continued by Muhammad, Former Reje (The village head who served during the earthquake incident), It tells about the chronology of an earthquake incident with details.
"According to the history of earthquake parents had occurred in the year 1965 In the PKI times. However, earthquake year 2013 Raised Meanwhile 1965 rubbed. Jam 2.15 I'm tired after making a chicken coop and sleep, My wife and children are not in the house. Short, Earthquake occurred, I could not wake up and I was carried away by the movement of the house that was hit by a landslide. I try to save myself up to (Can) out of the house, And finally my house was buried, "said the former Reje.
The story is connected to the Head of the Village Sempah at this time named Muhammad Arif.
"When the earthquake incident I was at home, I saw the logs. After that, Suddenly the village was, accompanied by earthquake shock. I saw several embedded residents, and died in the ground, ”said Muhammad
The evacuation process when shortly after the earthquake was carried out by several survivors, including Reje and Former Reje before.
"After the earthquake, I saw some of his body parts embedded in half. There are also mothers who died from landslides buried. I help the burial and dead citizen I can bring it to a safe place, ”said Muhammad.
The day after the assistance came a lot and all residents survived to evacuate to a place that was considered safer. Many fled to neighboring villages, namely Kute Gelime Village. Because the area of the village of Sempah had previously been destroyed in ruins due to earthquakes and landslides, then this village is relocated.
After a long time to evacuate in the village of Kute Gelime, A few months later, The residents of this village moved back to the side of the Bah Village named Kampung Kute Alam. The Kute Alam region is an administrative part of Sempah Village. Through long deliberations and life experiences during the relocation, Residents of Sempah Village urged the local government to move from Kute Alam to the place where Sempah Village was established at this time. The main reason that is the background of the villagers continues to move is an economic reason in the form of a considerable distance between the fields.
The discussion continued with the making of a disaster threat map and also a participatory evacuation route map. Residents are very enthusiastic about discussing and determining safe and disaster -prone areas based on their life experiences so far.
The Dzuhur Adhan is a sign of this discussion. The village community of Sempah is grateful for the presence of this team, Everyone lined up neatly to both smiled facing the camera to capture a rare moment this time. The first discussion session was a beginning to continue the future program in increasing the capacity of the community in the most risky regions. (LS)
