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ACTNews, BANJARMASIN - Ten trucks carrying 70 tons of rice for flood
survivors in South Kalimantan arrived at Aksi Cepat Tanggap South Kalimantan’s
Humanitarian Post for South Kalimantan Flood, Wednesday (1/20/2021). The rice
packages will be delivered to flood survivors in 11 regencies and
municipalities.
"As an
initial response, Aksi Cepat Tanggap is provides rice packages. We are also preparing
other kinds of assistance such as hygiene kits and medical care. ACT South Kalimantan’s
Humanitarian Post has been receiving aid from the generous donors,” said ACT South
Kalimantan Branch Manager Zainal Arifin. The aid packages will be distributed
through ACT’s humanitarian posts in nine regencies and municipalities.
The first rice distribution
started immediately on Wednesday afternoon in the Bati-Bati area, Tanah Laut , and Landasan Ulin Utara districts, Banjarbaru City. ACT’s public kitchens have
also been established in these areas.
ACT's Humanity
Food Truck and double-cabin pickup truck were dispatched from Wakaf
Distribution Center in Gunung Sindur, on Wednesday (1/20/2021) afternoon. The Humanity
Food Truck, which can cook up to 1,000 meal packages a day, will provide the
flood survivors with nutritious meal packages.
According to South
Kalimantan Provincial Government’s Public Relations and Information Center, as
of Thursday (1/21/2021) at 6 p.m. local time, 20 casualties had been recorded.
Over 490 thousand people were affected by the flood, and 101,816 houses were submerged.
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