Vice president of corporate communications at Pertamina, Fajriyah Usman, said the food aid comprised two tons of rice, 0.5 tons of sugar, 400 items of cooking oil, 100 items of sweetened condensed milk, 137 boxes of instant noodles, and other supporting foods, such as sweetened condensed milk, baby food, bread and biscuits, and canned goods of nearly one thousand items.
"We also gave 50 Bright Gas cylinders and 20 stoves for cooking purposes in public kitchens for the evacuees," she informed in a statement released here on Monday.
Pertamina also distributed 700 boxes of medical equipment, KN 95 masks, and 50 Oxycan tubes to anticipate exposure to volcanic dust, including 300 jars of honey to boost the victims' stamina and immunity, she said.
The company also distributed items such as blankets, sarongs, tarpaulins, mats, raincoats, and baby and feminine hygiene products, she added.
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The aid was directly handed to the State-owned Enterprises (BUMN) National Disaster Task Force for the East Java area, she said. The task force will distribute the assistance to the posts that the government has selected, she added.
Usman affirmed that Pertamina will continue to distribute aid for the victims in emergency shelters, in accordance with the condition on the field.
"We will increase the aid so we can ease the burden of our brothers and sisters who are affected by Semeru eruption," she asserted.
Mount Semeru erupted, with hot avalanches reaching Besuk Kobokan in Pronojiwo sub-district, Lumajang district, East Java province, at approximately 3.20 p.m. local time on December 4, 2021.
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Translator: Sugiharto Purnama, Raka Adji
Editor: Suharto
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