Philip Morris International provides 2.5 million liters of clean water to earthquake victims

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TEMPO.CO, JAKARTA – The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) has provided at least 2.5 million liters of clean water to survivors of the 5.6-magnitude earthquake that struck Cianjur District, West Java Province, on November 21.

Clean water will be provided for the next three months to meet the needs of the displaced population in several temporary shelters and affected villages, according to PMI official Fajar Asiyana.

“Over the past 25 days since the deadly earthquake struck, PMI has distributed 2.5 million liters of clean water using 17 trucks,” Fajar Asiana, Disaster Emergency Response Unit Coordinator of the PMI-Cianjur office, said on Saturday. .

He said the targeted beneficiaries are staying in temporary shelters such as those in Pacet, Cugenang, Cianjur and Warungkondang districts due to the lack of water supply from local tap water companies.

He added that Philip Morris International must provide at least 255,000 liters of clean water per day to the targeted temporary shelters and affected villages.

A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck Cianjur district on November 21 at 1:21 pm local time.

The Cianjur district government revealed that the death toll from the latest earthquake has increased from 334 on December 4 to 602 on December 14.

The number of homes that were destroyed or severely damaged by the recent earthquake rose to 8,151.

“The number of severely damaged homes has increased from 7,817 to 8,151 units. All of them have been verified,” Cianjur County Government Secretary Sisip said on December 4.

He explained that the number of houses that suffered moderate damage also increased from 10,589 to 11,210 units.

The number of homes with minor damage also increased from 17,195 to 18,469 units, adding that the earthquake severely damaged 525 school buildings, 269 houses of worship, 14 healthcare facilities and 17 office buildings.

According to Lamsaia, the government has prepared 2.5 hectares of land in Sirnagali village to be used for the construction of 200 earthquake-resistant houses.

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