Logistics aid for earthquake victims in Cianjur District, West Java, is still sufficient, despite the district government stating that logistics supplies at evacuation posts are only enough for the next five days, Vice President Ma’ruf Amin said.
“Yes… I asked everyone earlier that they were all healthy. And I even asked someone, ‘(Is) the food sufficient?’ To date, (the stock) is still enough,” he said at Sirnagalih Village, Cilaku Sub-district, Cianjur District.
Head of Emergency and Logistics at the Cianjur Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) Asep Sudrajat said that currently, logistics supplies at the warehouses of the agency, Unilever, and Bale Rancage are only enough to cover the needs of the victims for the next three to five days.
According to Head of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Suharyanto, the available logistics supplies would suffice for three weeks to a month.
“But, of course, (logistics are provided) by the West Java provincial government, then the city districts continue to add. Its current status is still transitioning from emergency response to rehabilitation and reconstruction. This means that, in this transitional stage, the central government is still intervening (through) the National Disaster Mitigation Agency,” he said.
The BNPB will continue to ensure the availability of logistics first, he added.
“Especially during the transitional period. But after three months of entering the rehabilitation and reconstruction phase, well… they are to return to their respective communities. It’s impossible to be fully supported by the central government; the community can also work again,” he said.
He also noted that the district and city governments have also appealed to refugees to return to their respective homes or set up tents or temporary shelters.
“From that point onwards, you can work and live again and you can go on. The logistics don’t have to be 100 percent supported by the government,” Suharyanto said.
During the review, a resident complained about not getting aid to renovate his damaged house.
“Not yet, haven’t got it at all sir. Why is it slow sir? Please hurry, sir,” a resident named Surherlan said.
He informed that his house was so badly damaged that he had to make a tent beside his house.
“This — head of BNPB (said) that there were stages to it, right? Is that one of those which were relocated?” the Vice President asked.
“No,” the resident replied.
The 5.6-magnitude earthquake in Cianjur on November 21, 2022, claimed 602 lives. Search efforts are still on in 13 sub-districts to locate 5 persons.
The government has provided compensation of Rp15 million to the families of each deceased victim, with the total compensation given to the families of the 602 victims amounting to Rp9.03 billion. It has been allocated in two stages.
In the first stage, the kin of 122 victims have been provided a total of Rp1.83 billion in compensation, and in the second stage, the kin of 480 victims have been handed a total of Rp6.75 billion in compensation.
A total of 166,927 people were forced to seek refuge elsewhere due to the quake. Losses caused by the quake reached up to Rp4 trillion, with 59,889 thousand houses suffering damage. Of the homes damaged in the quake, 14,581 were heavily damaged, 17,198 were moderately damaged, and 28,110 were lightly damaged. In addition, 281 houses of worship, 18 health facilities, 18 offices, and 701 educational facilities were also affected by the quake.
The central government handed out assistance based on the extent of damage suffered by the homes: Rp60 million for severely damaged homes, Rp30 million for moderately damaged homes, and Rp15 million for slightly damaged homes.
Source: Antara News