TOROTODO HAREFA
INTISARI
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THE IMPACT OF FLOODING TO PUBLIC HEALTH CONDITION IN NIAS
UTARA DISTRICT
by
Torotodo Harefa
Abstract
Flood in Nias Utara district, especially in Muzei Village, lahawa timur sub district,
and Hilimbosi vilage, Sitelu ori sub district becomes a problem that rising every year. the
impacts of flooding are, disease, inundation in housing residents, housing damages, ricefield
damage and livestock die, and water sources damage in the villages so many people consume
drinking water in the river and well with bad q-q,ality.
Knowing the impact of the floods ~o public health condition in Muzei Village,
Lahewa Timur sub distric and Hilimbosi village, Sitolu ori sub district. the variables in this
research are environmental sanitation and disease after flooding. data collection using indepth
interview, observation and secondary data from the sub disrict office.
based on the data analysis, it showed that the impact of the flooding in Muzei village,
Lahewa Timur sub district and Hilimbosi village, Sitolu Ori sub district is the flooding prone
area and disease. therefore, its need an alternative solution to overcome the problem.
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