Kudus (Antara) - The floods and landslides that struck Central Java's Kudus district in the past few days have displaced 9,178 people until Thursday, stated Kudus District Head Musthofa.
"The thousands of evacuees are sheltered at different evacuation camps spread across several subdistricts in the Kudus district," he noted, while visiting the evacuees at the Graha Mustika building in the Getas Pejaten village, on Thursday.
All the evacuees had received food aid as the logistic stocks were adequate, he pointed out.
The local authorities would soon provide blankets and mats to those who had not yet received them, he claimed.
One of the evacuees, Sudikan, of the Jetis Kapuan village, Jati sub-district, stated that he was in dire need of a blanket.
"When it rains, I need a blanket to stay warm," he remarked.
He added that he had faced no problems regarding food and drinking water during his stay at the evacuation camp. "I have no problems regarding food and water," he claimed. (*/DWA)
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