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Authorities prep for disasters, security threats ahead of election
National and local authorities are geared up to anticipate a variety of potential threats, including natural disasters and terror attacks, to ensure the safety and security of the 2024 general election.
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Local poll administrators (KPPS) in North Maluku’s Moti Island district seal ballot boxes after inspecting election materials on Feb. 10, four days before the 2024 general election. (Antara/Andri Saputra)
The country’s weather, disaster and security authorities have started taking precautionary measure to ensure the safety and security of the 2024 general election, which is scheduled to be held at a time when regions nationwide face a variety of potential threats during the expected peak of the rainy season.
Some 207 million Indonesians are expected to head to the polling stations on Wednesday to cast their votes in the simultaneous election for the next president and vice president, as well as legislators across administrative levels.
“[During the election], weather conditions are expected to be quite dynamic. This needs to be a concern for the public,” the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said in a statement on Feb. 7.
Among the factors affecting the country’s weather is the Asian Monsoon, which is bringing more cloud-forming water vapor over the western and southern regions of the archipelago. Meanwhile, the equatorial Rossby and Kelvin waves from the Pacific Ocean are also contributing to the formation of rain clouds in central and eastern Indonesia.
The BMKG has forecast moderate to heavy rainfall in some 31 of the country’s 38 provinces between Feb. 13 and 15. Over the same period, light to moderate showers from morning to afternoon are expected in Greater Jakarta.
The weather agency has urged regional administrations to ensure that local drainage systems are not clogged with waste to prevent flooding, and has recommended cutting trees and tightly fastening campaign banners in anticipation of strong winds.
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