Ministry distributes assistance to 2,646 flood-hit victims in Sumedang

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Social Affairs has distributed logistics assistance to 2,646 flood victims in Sumedang District, West Java.

According to data received by the ministry, the 2,646 victims are from 752 families in the villages of Cihanjuang, Sindanggalih, Sukadana, and Sindangpakuon in Cimanggung Sub-district, Sumedang, West Java.

"From the reports we received, the affected residents are still taking refuge in safer homes of their relatives," the ministry's Acting Director of Social Protection for Natural Disaster Victims, Masryani Mansyur, noted in an official statement here on Monday.

She explained that the assistance distribution was conducted in two stages on Sunday (March 16) through the logistics warehouse of the Center for Social Welfare Education and Training (BBPPKS) of Lembang and the West Java Province Social Office warehouse.

The first stage of aid distribution comprised 400 ready-to-eat food packages, 30 blankets, 50 mattresses, 50 family kit packages, and 50 children's supplies packages worth Rp102.3 million (around US$6,245).

The second stage of aid distribution comprised 629 ready-to-eat food packages, 100 children's supplies packages, 50 packages of adult clothing, 50 packages of children's clothing, 100 blankets, and 50 tents worth Rp139.6 million (around US$8,523).

Meanwhile, for basic needs fulfillment services for affected residents, Mansyur affirmed that her ministry has also set up a field kitchen at the Cimanggung Sub-district Office, with a total production of 2,400 packages per day for two meals.

According to Mansyur, the floodwaters are gradually receding despite ongoing light rainfall in the affected areas.

The West Bandung District Government is using excavators to assist in cleaning up the remaining aftermath of the flood.

The four villages were inundated by flooding from the Cimande River, with a water level of 70-110 centimeters, following heavy rainfall in Sumedang District on Thursday (March 13).

She ensured that all the victims' needs were met during the emergency response period, as stipulated in the Decree of the District Head of Sumedang valid from March 16, 2025, to March 22, 2025.