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The Aftermath
On November 21st, 2022, an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 killed hundreds of residents of Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia. Thousands of homes and infrastructure including water supply facilities and pipes were seriously damaged or destroyed
“My house is on high ground. When the earthquake occurred, we ran out of the house and looked for a safe location. Unexpectedly, in a matter of seconds, our house and several other nearby houses collapsed. Many people did not have time to escape from their homes, including my children and wife who were trapped in my collapsed house.”
Planet Water Foundation Response
Para proporcionar agua limpia y segura, tan desesperadamente necesaria, a las familias tras el desastre, Planet Water Foundation y nuestros socios desplegaron dos Sistemas de Agua de Emergencia AquaBlock en la región, en las comunidades de Kampung Salakaung, Desa Sarampad y Kampung CipakuCau, Desa Sukajaya.
“There is a lot of difficulty in accessing clean water at this time. The only choice we have is to use well water. However, this water cannot be consumed directly. We must boil it first and it takes a lot of effort as our house was damaged by the earthquake.”
On January 2nd, 2023, the Planet Water Foundation team installed both AquaBlock systems, each of which produces 1,500 liters of clean water per hour and can support the daily water requirements of up to 10,000 people. The AquaBlock removes bacteria, protozoa, viruses, pathogens and other contaminants greater than 0.01 micron, and will assist in the immediate drinking water needs of the communities.
“The AquaBlock will really help us – it will reduce the financial burden on each family due to the impact the earthquake has had on most people’s livelihoods. We don’t need to think about where or how to get drinking water anymore because we only have to bring our empty water jug to the AquaBlock and we will have clean and healthy drinking water.”
El Sistema de Agua de Emergencia AquaBlock de la Fundación Planet Water proporciona acceso a agua potable limpia y segura cuando más se necesita, en el contexto de emergencias y desastres naturales.
