Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) has distributed at lest 400 blankets and 80 packages of hygiene kits to victims of flash floods and landslide in Garut District, West Java.

The relief aid was distributed in Pameungpeuk sub district, which was the worst hit by the natural disaster, PMI said in a press statement here Monday.

Five sub districts, namely Pameungpeuk, Cisompet, Cikelet, Cibalong, and Mekarmukti, have been affected by the flash floods and landslide since Friday evening.

PMI has dispatched 15 volunteers to help evacuation process of the victims, clean up roads and other public facilities from mud, and search for missing persons.

The Indonesian Red Cross has also set up a command post at

Cijambe village, Cikelet sub district, Garut District. A public kitchen has also been set up to supply food for flood and landslide victims.

In the very near future, PMI will send 500 packages of hygiene kits more, 200 packages of family kits, 500 units of emergency tents.

The flash floods and landslide have killed 11 people and made three others missing in Garut District, West Java, over the weekend.

Ten victims had been identified, and one was not known his identity, Sigit Udjwalaprana, head of the West Java disaster mitigation office, said at the Pameungpeuk district, here Monday.

The 10 identified victims respectively were Yuningsih (30), Yoga (17), Heri (12), residents of Cigadog village, Cikelet subdistrict; Syaiful Hayat (47) of Sirnabakti village, Pameungpeuk subdistrict; Siti Hasanah (42) of Cigadog village, Cikelet subdistrict; Rohmah (8), Ihsan (15 bulan), Dewi (7), and Yusuf (11), residents of Sawah Peuteuy village, Kertamukti, Cikelet sub district.

One unidentified victim was found Santolo coast, Pameungpeuk sub district.

Three residents were still missing, namely Risman (17) of Sawah Peuteuy village, Cikelet sub district; Ipin (55) and Ai (40) of Junti kampong, Linggamanik village, Cikelet sub district.

Six people were seriously injured due to the floods and landslide.

The natural disaster destroyed 118 houses, seriously damaged 443 houses, and slightly damaged 1775 others.

Public infrastructures seriously damaged by the flash floods and landslide included 43 bridges, five school buildings, 35 mosques, 16 irrigation dams, three governments offices, 13559 hectares of farming areas.
(Uu.F001/HAJM/S012)

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