Provision of Family Tents Relies on Donors

While waiting for earthquake-resistant houses to be built, residents with damaged houses are temporarily living in family tents. The provision of these tents relies on donors.

KOMPAS/RONY ARIYANTO NUGROHO

A number of refugee children play with their peers around the earthquake evacuation tents in Gintung Village, Mangunkerta Village, Cugenang, Cianjur Regency, West Java, Friday (11/25/2022).

CIANJUR, KOMPAS – The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) will soon build earthquake-resistant model houses for earthquake survivors in Cianjur, West Java. Residents with heavily damaged houses can build new houses with direct cash assistance of Rp 50 million provided by the central government.

While waiting for the cash assistance from the central government, Cianjur Regent Herman Suherman said on Wednesday (30/11/2022) that residents whose houses had been heavily damaged or destroyed and wanted to stay near their homes could temporarily live in family tents.