DDHK News, Indonesia - Disaster Management Center (DMC) Team Dompet Dhuafa (DD) started helping residents repair houses damaged by the eruption of Mount Kelud in Sukomoro Hamlet, Puncu District, Kediri Regency, Sunday (23/02).
"There were dozens of volunteers who came to help repair houses damaged by the volcanic material of Mount Kelud," explained Maizar Helmi, the DMC team. Dompet Dhuafa who are at the location.
Regarding building materials, Maizar said that the team used materials from home that can still be used. While the rest by utilizing materials from the donors of DD.
Sutini (73), a grandmother from Sukomoro Hamlet, admitted that she was very grateful for the help of personnel to clean and repair her damaged house. "For food and clothing at this time it is sufficient, but what we need now is energy for houses damaged by ash and gravel," he said.
Since the status of Mount Kelud was lowered to the Alert level, residents of the eruption victims who were more than 5 km from the top of the mountain have been allowed to return home. They returned to their abandoned house for more than a week.
The condition of the house is of course a lot of damage, so the urgent need that is needed now is the need for house repairs such as building materials, cleaning tools, and volunteers. (Dompetdhuafa.org). *
