Jakarta The Center of Strategic Studies of the National Alms Agency (Baznas) computed losses in the form of damage to public facilities and infrastructure owing to the Mount Semeru eruption disaster to reach Rp310 billion (US$21.88 million).

“Using the method of Damage and Loss Assessment (DaLa), we calculated the losses that alms beneficiaries suffered from owing to the eruption disaster to reach Rp310 billion,” Baznas’ Center of Strategic Studies Director Muhammad, Hasbi Zaenal, noted in a written statement here on Monday.

Zaenal remarked that the public facilities and infrastructure comprised public buildings; bridges; electricity networks; clean water resources; public bathing, washing, and toilet facilities (MCK); public trade facilities; environment roads; fields; and permanent talud wall.

Zaenal noted that in order to help the impacted residents, Baznas had deployed 14 personnel from the Baznas Disaster Response (BTB), doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and volunteers to build health and treatment mobile posts.

He affirmed that Baznas will always be present to assist the victims of the Mount Semeru eruption, right from the evacuation process to the post-disaster recovery phase. In the initial assessment, Baznas stated that the residents needed temporary shelter and hygienic water sanitation facilities in addition to food and medicines.

“This certainly needs support from alms institutions to help the post-eruption recovery,” he explained.

Source: Antara News