Masih.

Rumah mereka yang hancur rata dengan tanah, tak akan berdiri dalam waktu 2 minggu. Mereka masih membutuhkan bantuan dalam waktu 2 minggu ke depan, bahkan lebih. Untuk keperluan sehari-hari seperti membeli garam, gula, baterai untuk senter, obat gosok, obat nyamuk, dll. Hanya untuk “survive”, hidup dan beraktivitas di luar tanpa rumah.

Memang betul, listrik sudah mulai masuk ke desa-desa mereka sejak hari Kamis minggu lalu. Tapi apakah mereka punya cukup uang untuk membeli lampu bohlam? Apakah mereka punya cukup uang untuk membeli kabel? Sementara masih ada hal lain yang lebih penting dibandingkan membeli bohlam dan kabel.

Sampai hari ini (Selasa, 6/6/06), tim medis masih berkeliling untuk mengobati para korban gempa. Siang ini mereka mengobati korban-korban gempa di daerah Prambanan (80 pasien) dan Bambang Lipura (62 pasien). Selama persediaan obat dan tenaga sukarelawan masih ada, tim ini tak akan berhenti berkeliling. Untuk itu kami membutuhkan dana untuk memenuhi kebutuhan BBM dan konsumsi para relawan yang sudah bersedia menyediakan tenaganya tanpa dibayar.

We still need your help!

Sandelan Village

Sheila gathers information from quake victims, Pak Wito and his wife, Suwarni. Everything was destroyed, not even a single house survived in their community. Location: Sandelan, Jabung, Gantiwarno, Klaten.

Do They Still Need Help?

Yes.

Their homes that have been flattened to the ground will not stand again in a matter of 2 weeks. They need aid for the next 2 weeks, and beyond. They still need to acquire their daily needs just to survive, to live in the outdoors without a roof over their heads; things like salt, sugar, batteries for flashlights, insect and mosquito repellant, and other such things.

It’s true, electricity has now been reactivated in their villages since last Thursday, but do they have enough money to buy a light bulb? Do they have enough to buy cables? How can they even begin to think about such secondary things when there are more important and vital things than a light bulb and a piece of wire?

As of today, Tuesday, June 6, 2006, the medical teams are still making their rounds and aiding the earthquake victims. This afternoon they are giving aid to the victims in the areas of Prambanan (80 patients) and Bambang Lipura (62 patients). As long as there’s a supply of medicine and medical equipment, and there are volunteers, this team will not stop working to help the people. With that in mind, we also ask of you to help us fund these volunteers’ basic food supply, as they have been a great force in the relief efforts.

We still need your help!