300 Indonesian families receiving aid from Gift of the Givers
Volunteers will be building tents able to accommodate several families in one of the worst affected villages, Petobo.
PALU - About 300 families are receiving food parcels and accommodation from South African NGO Gift of the Givers which is helping with needed relief in the aftermath of Indonesia’s devastating earthquake.
Volunteers will be building tents able to accommodate several families in one of the worst affected villages, Petobo.
It has been nearly two weeks since the 7.5 magnitude earthquake ravaged the west coast island of Sulawesi killing close to 2,000 people.
Thursday is the deadline set by Indonesian authorities to stop the search for thousands of bodies that are still unaccounted for.
#Indonesia Moro says there weren’t enough rescue teams that could come and save her. She says her belief in God is what helped her stay strong.Moro, her disabled son and granddaughter were eventually saved by her other son who came searching for them. ZN pic.twitter.com/1Q1EqLP5kK
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) October 10, 2018
Petobo, a part of Palu, has seen high levels of desperation where basic resources such as water are scarce.
A truck loaded with 300 bags containing boxes of noodles, rice and water have been delivered.
Among those who’ve received food parcels in the area, is a mother and her disabled son who were stuck in the mud for three days until they were rescued.
(Edited by Mihlali Ntsabo)
#Indonesia This is 60 year old Harina Moro who was stuck in mud for 3 days after the earthquake.She survived by holding onto one of the pillars of her house. Her disabled 38 year old son & 15 year old granddaughter were in the house with her when the tremor struck.ZN pic.twitter.com/oEl9aHjXbN
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) October 10, 2018
