LUMAJANG -- PT Timah Tbk's Emergency Response Group (ERG) team handed over hundreds of food packages for victims of the Mount Semeru eruption in Lumajang, East Java, Saturday (11/12/2021).
These basic food packages were distributed to the community around the Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Disaster Preparedness Command Post in Umbul Sari Hamlet. This assistance is expected to help the residents' food needs, where currently residents are not able to do their normal activities.
"The ERG team handed over food and food packages to residents around the Posko. Every day the activities carried out were different according to the needs in the field," said Head of Corporate Communications of PT Timah Tbk, Saturday (11/12/2021).
In addition to distributing food packages, Search and Rescue (SAR) activities carried out by the ERG team were to stem the flow of rivers and direct the flow of rivers to places where truck units were buried.
"To facilitate the evacuation process, tree debris is also being cleaned that blocks around the sand mining area for road access to the location of the victims buried by landslides," continued Anggi.
Medical services are still being carried out, where yesterday the medical team provided services to patients in Jarit Village for children and the elderly. Then also provide health services for residents around the post.
The plan is that the ERG Team of PT Timah Tbk will again distribute the logistics needs of the residents and provide health services for the community.
"The ERG team that was dispatched to Disaster Preparedness consisted of rescue, medical and logistics. This team also mapped out the needs of the residents. PT Timah continues to be committed to assisting disaster management," concluded Anggi. (**)
