Press Release
U.S. to Provide Emergency Assistance to Jakarta and Surrounding Area Flood Victims
Jakarta |
Monday, February 05, 2007
The United States Government will provide US$100,000 in emergency relief assistance for flood-ravaged Jakarta and surrounding communities. Five days of torrential rains have caused severe flooding throughout the area.
The U.S. donation – made through the United States Agency for International Development’s Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance – will be provided to displaced persons in several areas in Jakarta whose homes have been inundated by flood waters; reportedly hundreds of thousands of people are displaced and at least 20 have died as a result of the flooding.
The US assistance will be provided to the International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC) and its local partner, the Indonesian Red Cross/Palang Merah Indonesia (PMI), CARE, Mercy Corps, and World Vision to support emergency response efforts and provide emergency supplies, hygiene kits, plastic sheets, jerry cans, cooking utensils and sleeping mats.
The governments of the U.S. and Indonesia recently signed several agreements totaling US$963 million in assistance over the next five years for programs that support Indonesia’s democratic transition, economic growth, educational reform and the delivery of basic human services. USAID also provides significant humanitarian and food assistance for internally displaced persons and victims of natural disasters.
AS Berikan Bantuan Darurat Bagi Korban Banjir di Jakarta dan Sekitarnya
Pemerintah Amerika Serikat akan memberikan bantuan darurat sebesar 100.000 dollar AS bagi masyarakat Jakarta dan sekitarnya yang terkena bencana banjir. Hujan deras selama lima hari berturut-turut telah menyebabkan banjir besar di seluruh wilayah Jakarta.
Bantuan dari AS yang akan disalurkan melalui Kantor Urusan Bantuan Asing Untuk Bencana Alam di bawah Badan Pembangunan Internasional Pemerintah A.S. (USAID) ini akan diberikan kepada masyarakat terlantar di beberapa wilayah di Jakarta yang tempat tinggalnya terendam banjir. Dilaporkan bahwa ratusan ribu orang kini terlantar dan sedikitnya 20 orang tewas akibat banjir.
Bantuan ini akan diserahkan kepada Federasi Palang Merah Internasional/The International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC) serta mitra lokalnya, Palang Merah Indonesia (PMI), CARE, Mercy Corps, dan World Vision untuk membantu upaya penanganan darurat dan menyediakan barang-barang tanggap darurat, perkakas kebersihan, lembaran plastik, jerigen, peralatan masak, dan alas tidur.
Pemerintah A.S. dan Indonesia baru-baru ini menandatangani beberapa perjanjian dengan total bantuan senilai 963 juta dollar AS selama lima tahun untuk program-program yang mendukung transisi demokrasi di Indonesia, pertumbuhan ekonomi, reformasi pendidikan, dan penyediaan layanan dasar kemanusiaan. USAID juga menyediakan bantuan kemanusiaan dan makanan yang signifikan untuk orang-orang terlantar dan korban bencana alam di tanah air.