
ACTNews, JAKARTA
- Heavy rains that showered Jakarta and its surrounding areas last weekend caused
flooding at several areas. Densely populated settlements in the capital city of
Jakarta were submerged, forcing residents to stay on the second floor of their
houses or flee to safety. Amid the flood and pandemic, they need meal packages
to survive.
In response to this,
Aksi Cepat Tanggap (ACT) has deployed the Humanity Food Trucks to various flood-affected locations. Hundreds of meal packages were distributed to the flood
victims.
Ryan Andriana, The coordinator of Humanity Food Truck, said that the mobile kitchen was deployed
immediately to meet the residents’ need for food. On Sunday (2/21/2021), for
example, the truck stopped by in Cipinang Melayu, East Jakarta, a neighborhood
that is often hit by floods, to provide meal packages to the local residents.
"Currently, meal
packages remain an urgent need because the flood survivors can’t cook their own
meals,” said Ryan.
The Humanity Food
Truck also served disaster victims in other areas including South Jakarta and
Bekasi. In total, thousands of meal packages have been distributed to victims
affected by flooding in Jakarta and its surroundings.
"We have also
deployed the Humanity Food Truck to West Sulawesi and South Kalimantan. To
date, the two trucks are still serving the earthquake and flood victims there,”
added Ryan. []