Kemensos Bangun 1,000 Tenda Besar In 7 Districts For Thousands Of Earthquake Victims Cianjur

The Ministry of Social Affairs is preparing velbeds for earthquake victims at the Sayang Hospital, Cianjur, West Java, Tuesday (22/11/2022) (ANTARA/Devi Nindy)

JABAR - The Ministry of Social Affairs (Kemensos) has built a rest tent for thousands of victims of an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 in Cianjur Regency, West Java (West Java).

"We are preparing for the time being residents whose buildings collapsed and for the safety of residents, we are preparing for their resting place, we are preparing tents," said Social Minister (Mensos) Tri Rismaharini in Cugenang District, Cianjur, West Java, Tuesday, November 22, quoted from Antara.

The Minister of Social Affairs said this was to anticipate aftershocks that could endanger residents.

Currently, the Ministry of Social Affairs is preparing around 1,000 large tents in seven sub-districts affected by the earthquake in Cianjur Regency.

In addition, the arrival of the Minister of Social Affairs also brought ready-to-eat food assistance, and activated the Disaster Preparedness Team (Tagana) to form a public kitchen.

"Furthermore, I will try to go to the hospital, I will communicate with officials to prepare compensation for victims and also for emergencies in the future to prepare them," he said.

The Ministry of Social assistance was distributed to the seven affected sub-districts, to meet the needs of survivors who were having water difficulties and sanitation.

Social Minister Risma prepared water tanks and reservoirs for water reservoirs.

From the BMKG report, the earthquake occurred at 13.21 WIB, Monday, November 21, 2022. The earthquake was centered 10 km southwest of Cianjur Regency, West Java, with an earthquake depth of 10 km. The earthquake did not have the potential for a tsunami.