We have to push for extensive (efforts) and resources to assist the government and Cianjur people, so they recover quickly from the emergency situationJakarta (ANTARA) - The National Red Cross (PMI) dispatched its resources and volunteers to assist in the post-earthquake recovery efforts in Cianjur District, West Java Province.
"We have to push for extensive (efforts) and resources to assist the government and Cianjur people, so they recover quickly from the emergency situation," Secretary General of the National Red Cross Sudirman Said noted, as quoted from the organization's broadcast on Tuesday.
Said stressed the importance of building temporary housing for the victims with further ado.
"Based on the current situation, after we visit several of the worst-hit locations, it is estimated that the reconstruction stage will take a long time. Hence, the victims must be assisted with temporary housing for six months to one year," he stated.
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Said remarked that the National Red Cross had dispatched over 300 volunteers to set up temporary shelter tents, provide clean water, distribute aid, provide medical services, and organize trauma recovery services for people, who fell victims to the quake on November 21, 2022.
The main post for operation in Joglo Cianjur was equipped with barracks, public kitchen, vehicles, place of worship, and activity control center to support long-term operations, he noted.
Head of Delegation of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) for Indonesia, Brunei, Timor Leste, and Singapore Elkhan Rahimof expressed commitment to giving utmost support in the post-earthquake recovery efforts in Cianjur.
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"The IFRC will certainly call for donors to provide maximum support, so that recovery of the Cianjur earthquake victims can proceed at a speedy pace," Rahimof stated.
The Cianjur Government recorded a 5.6-magnitude earthquake that struck its region on November 21, 2022, that led to 635 deaths and damaged houses. Some 26,586 houses were lightly damaged, 16,058 houses were moderately damaged, and 13,633 houses were heavily damaged.
It also destroyed school buildings, places of worship, as well as public facilities and infrastructure.
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Translator: Andi Firdaus, Mecca Yumna
Editor: Fardah Assegaf
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