European Union Donates €200,000 in Relief Funds to the Victims of the Cianjur Earthquake in Indonesia

JAKARTADAILY.ID – The European Union donated €200,000 (over 3.2 billion Indonesian rupiahs) in relief funds in response to the strong earthquake that struck the Cianjur district, West Java in late November.

The funds were donated to the Indonesia Red Cross (PMI) to help them deliver much-needed assistance, including the provision of shelter items, first aid kits, hygiene materials, clean water, and sanitation facilities for the victims of the earthquake.

As a result, more mobile clinics and ambulances are able to be deployed to provide medical services to those injured. The most vulnerable people will also receive cash grants to enable them to meet their basic, immediate needs.

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The humanitarian aid will directly benefit nearly 26,000 people who have been adversely affected by the earthquake in West Java.

The funding is part of the EU's overall contribution to the Disaster Response Emergency Fund (DREF) of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).

Over 330 people were killed while over 70,000 others were displaced when a 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit near Cianjur district, located some 100 kilometers south of the capital, Jakarta, on November 21, 2022.

At a shallow depth of 10 kilometers, the tremor caused severe damage to over 20,000 houses and a number of public facilities and infrastructure.

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Multiple healthcare facilities have also been impacted, causing the disruption of medical services in affected communities.

Damage to water supplies has also hampered access to safe water resources. The severity of the tremor and its aftermath triggered the Indonesian government to declare a 30-day state of emergency, taking effect from November 21 to December 20, 2022.

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