Regent Herman Suherman Asked Cianjur Residents Not To 'Appoint' And Have Not Received Assistance At The Social Media, Convey It To The Village Apparatus

Release about earthquake updates in Cianjur, West Java (Photo: screenshot of BNPB Indonesia's youtube)

JAKARTA - Cianjur Regent Herman Suherman appealed to the people affected by the earthquake not to protest about aid that had not yet flowed. Moreover, the protest was carried out through social media and so on. According to him, assistance for earthquake victims is very available in tents that have been set by the government. Residents please convey to the local apparatus or village officials. "Please convey it to the residents. On social media, many residents have not received assistance, we have not received assistance. It has been explained, just convey it to the nearest village apparatus, it will be forwarded to the sub-district and here, God willing, it will arrive," he said at a press conference quoted from the BNPB Indonesia Youtube channel, Tuesday, November 23. Regent Herman Suherman ensured that logistical assistance for earthquake victims continued to flow from philanthropists. The stock is also still full and stored in the designated warehouse. "Earlier I also conveyed to the Village Head, Babinsa, Kapolsek and I beg you all today, tomorrow, there are no more residents shouting and not getting help," he explained. The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) updated the latest news on the death toll in Cianjur, West Java. As of Wednesday, November 23 at 17.00 WIB, 271 people died. "Meanwhile, 151 people have been declared missing," explained BNPB Head Suharyanto at a press conference quoted from the BNPB Indonesia Youtube channel, Tuesday, November 23. Of the victims who died, Suharyanto said that his party would still confirm again whether those who had been buried by the family were registered at the Puskesmas or related officers. "So it could be a miss. There are bodies that have been buried without being reported to the Puskesmas or hospital. I hope that the public can report them to us," he explained. The injured victims touched 2,043 people while those who fled reached 61,098. BNPB, he continued, also recorded tens of thousands of houses affected. In detail, 22,241 houses were heavily damaged, 11,641 units were moderately damaged and 22,090 houses were lightly damaged.