Minister Of Social Affairs Risma Provides Compensation Of IDR 15 Million For Heirs Of Jayapura Earthquake Victims

Indonesian Minister of Social Affairs Tri Rismaharani when giving a statement at BBPPKS Regional VI Jayapura, Tuesday (14/2) (ANTARA)

PAPUA - The Minister of Social Affairs Tri Rismaharini provided compensation of IDR 15 million each for the heirs of four families of victims who died as a result of the 5.4 magnitude earthquake in Jayapura City, Papua.

The presentation of compensation to the heirs of the earthquake victims took place at the Regional VI Jayapura Social Welfare Education and Training Center (BBPPKS), Papua, Tuesday, 14 February.

"We have to provide compensation for residents who died due to the disaster and that has become the duty of the Indonesian Ministry of Social Affairs (Kemensos)," Social Minister Tri Rismaharani said during the handover of the aid quoted from Antara.

According to Risma, the Ministry of Social Affairs is also continuing to carry out evaluations to accelerate the handling of the earthquake disaster in Jayapura City, her party is coordinating with the Mimika Regency Government, Central Papua to make a warehouse for buffer stocks.

"Because the existing BBPKS Regional VI Jayapura has been used to serve Nabire, Supiori, and Merauke Regencies," she said.

She said the building of a buffer stock warehouse in Mimika, Central Papua, is because access to Papua is closer, so handling will be faster if a disaster occurs.

In handling the flood disaster in Jayapura City, the Indonesian Ministry of Social Affairs has sent emergency logistical assistance consisting of 1,000 packages of food for children, 100 sheets of mattresses, 500 sheets of mattresses, 1,000 packages of adult clothing, 500 packages of children's clothing, 500 roll up tents, multipurpose tents 50 units, 150 units of portable family tents, and five units of portable toilets.

The aid was sent from the Bekasi Main Warehouse to the Jayapura Regional VI BBPPKS Warehouse on Saturday (11/02) via air based on the Mayor of Jayapura's Emergency Response Decree No. 188.4/59/2023 on 9 February 2023.

She explained that the distribution was carried out in stages, namely in the first stage the assistance was distributed from the Jayapura BBPPKS Warehouse, including seven multi-purpose family tents, five family tents, and 60 roll up tents.

"Then, 200 blankets, 150 mattresses, 60 packages of family kits, 60 packages of children's clothes, and 400 packages of food for children," she said.

Whereas in the second stage, the assistance distributed from the Jayapura BBPPKS Warehouse included 10 multipurpose family tents, 30 family kit packages, three children's clothing, 120 blankets, 30 mattresses, 100 ready-to-eat meals, and 80 meals for children.

"This assistance is for handling earthquake disasters in the Jayapura area and its surroundings in Papua Province," she said.