Indonesian Government Prepares 200 Earthquake Resistant Houses for Cianjur Earthquake Victims

JAKARTADAILY.ID – The Indonesian government plans to build 200 permanent residential houses in the first stage of relocation for residents affected by the earthquake in Cianjur Regency, West Java.

"As many as 200 instant houses with simple, healthy, and earthquake-resistant structures will be prepared," said the Regional Secretary of Cianjur Regency, Cecep S. Alamsyah in a press release on Monday, December 5, 2022.

Cecep added that residents whose houses were heavily damaged were not placed in temporary shelters, but permanent housing was built immediately.

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"While waiting for the construction of the temporary shelter to be completed, residents receive a waiting fund of 500 thousand per head of the family (KK)," added Cecep.

The first phase of permanent residential relocation land is located in Sirnagalih Village, Cilaku District on 2.5 hectares of land. Apart from Cilaku, the Cianjur local government has also proposed a 30-hectare land located in Mande District.

Meanwhile, as of Sunday, December 4, 2022, the death toll from the earthquake, namely 334 people, has not since increased.

Unfortunately, this indicates that the search and evacuation of the SAR team today have not yielded results, with eight people still yet to be found.

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