Aid for Earthquake Victims in Cianjur, Indonesia
An earthquake measuring 5.6 MW with a depth of 10 km occurred in Cianjur Regency, West Java, Indonesia, on November 21, 2022, at 13.21 WIB. This earthquake was felt in Bandung, DKI Jakarta, Tangerang, Rangkasbitung, and Lampung. This disaster took many victims, ranging from minor injuries to death. The report on November 29, the death toll of around 327 people, was submitted by the BNPB Disaster Communication, Mr. M. Arfari Dwiatmodjo.
Seeing this, IFGF encouraged the churches to help the victims of the Cianjur earthquake. As a result, aid came from IFGF Bandung and Region 13 on November 23, 2022, brought by the Bandung City Care (BCC) team of 6 people. This team was led by Ps. Max Thenu, who left at 09.30 from IFGF Bandung for Cianjur and brought donations of rice, ready-to-eat food, clothing, oxygen cylinders, and other things that had been collected thanks to the generosity and quick responses from the IFGF congregation.
The team entered the Cianjur area at approximately 11.30. Approaching the location of the Mekarsari Village Head office, where IFGF opened the Cianjur earthquake post, the impact of the earthquake on surrounding buildings became increasingly visible. After unloading and storing the relief items in the temporary warehouse that had been prepared, the team headed to the Puskesmas in the epicenter of the earthquake to bring some medical supplies and blankets. Then at 14.30, the team arrived at the Cugenang District office, where this location was one of the most severely affected by the earthquake. The Public Health Center that was originally planned to be visited could not be reached because a landslide blocked the access. This is the fourth and worst earthquake in Cianjur in 2022.
And the following is the aid brought from Bandung for the victims of the Cianjur disaster:
- Plastic stripe blanket 2 3
- 9 sacks of woolen blankets
- 4 packs of plain blankets
- Rice 5kg 65 packs
- Rice 10 kg 5 sacks
- Rice 25 kg 2 sacks
- UHT milk 6 boxes
- Energen 5 packs
- 10 boxes of underwear
- Diapers 8 boxes
- Bottled mineral water 600ml 14 boxes
- 1.5L mineral water = 15 boxes
- Pastries 6 cartons
- Pop Mie 6 boxes
- Delicious noodles = 14 boxes
- 1 cardboard thin pants size L
- Oxygen 5 bottles
- bed 1pcs
- 1 pack of diapers
- TOP Coffee = 3 boxes
- Economic cream soap = 2 boxes
- Giv+nuvo bar soap = 2 boxes
- Zinc shampoo = 1 box
- Blood Transfusion Set 15 pcs
- Large disposable underpads one box (12 pax @ 10)
- 15-tube oxygen cylinders
Meanwhile, from the earthquake location, information was also obtained that the items that were still needed:
- Tent
- Medicines (including wound medicines and children’s medicines)
- Blanket
- Rice
- Cooking oil
- Fast food
- Baby food
- Baby milk
- Pampers
- Bandage
Hopefully, the aid provided can slightly ease the burden on the victims, and victims who are still missing until now can be found soon. And let God’s church continue to be a light by spreading kindness and love.
“What should we do then?” the crowd asked.
– Luke 3:10-11 (NIV) –
John answered, “Anyone who has two shirts should share with the one who has none,
and anyone who has food should do the same.”
