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PT Timah Tbk Distributes Aid to Residents Affected by the Tornado Disaster in Cendil Village

EAST BELITUNG - PT Timah Tbk moved quickly to hand over material assistance to the community affected by the tornado disaster in Cendil Village, Kelapa Kampit District, East Belitung Regency.

As many as 38 houses were affected by the disaster that occurred on Saturday (3/12/2022).

To alleviate the community's disaster, PT Timah Tbk donated 100 pieces of zinc, cement, and nails. This material assistance is to help repair the homes of affected residents.

One of the houses of the affected residents, Indra Sukma, said that this tornado had damaged the roof of their house. So, he and his family were forced to live in their family home.

"Currently we are staying at our parents' house temporarily because the house was heavily damaged by the accident that Saturday afternoon," said Indra Sukma.

He appreciated the assistance from members of the Indonesian MIND ID mining holding, because with the help of these materials they could repair damaged roofs of houses.

"Thank you very much to PT Timah Tbk for helping me," he said.

Indra cannot yet predict the timeframe for repairing their house, because currently there are no handymen available.

Meanwhile, the Head of Cendil Village, Eddy Dani said the tornado incident occurred on Saturday (03/12/202) yesterday at around 12:30 WIB.

In fact, as many as 38 houses were affected by the disaster, consisting of heavy, moderate and light damage.

He appreciated PT Timah Tbk for helping their residents. The reason is, this assistance is really needed by the affected people.

"PT Timah Tbk's assistance will indeed be used and needed to repair the affected houses," he said.

"We thank you for PT Timah Tbk's concern, we will distribute this assistance," he said.