S’pore contributes US$100,000 in humanitarian aid to quake victims

The Singapore Government will contribute US$100,000 to the Singapore Red Cross (SRC) in support of the disaster relief and humanitarian efforts in West Java, Indonesia, following an earthquake on Monday.

“The contribution by the Singapore Government will supplement the SRC’s pledge of US$50,000 to support the immediate needs of those affected by the earthquake, including food, medical relief, and emergency shelter,” said the republic’s Ministry of Foreign

Affairs in a statement yesterday.

It was reported on Wednesday that the death toll in Monday’s 5.6 magnitude earthquake in Cianjur district, West Java, has risen to 271 with 40 people still missing.

At least 2,043 people were injured and 61,908 people were placed in relief centres after 56,320 houses were damaged.

The recent earthquake was the most deadly in Indonesia after the 2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami that claimed about 4,340 lives. — Bernama