Hopefully it will be helpful for those who are in need and are still staying in the evacuation sites

The East Jakarta's Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) starts to distribute 1,550 loaves of bread for breakfast to flood-affected residents who are still in refugee posts in five urban villages.

Public Relations and Communication Division Head Agus Bastian said, the aid distribution was based on a request from the urban village.

"Hopefully it will be helpful for those who are in need and are still staying in the evacuation sites," he said.

Of the 1,550 loaves of bread, he detailed, 300 were sent to Balekambang, 300 were sent to Cililitan, 200 were sent to Bidaracina, 250 were sent to Cawang, and 500 were sent to Kampung Melayu.

He added they were delivered to the urban village office and some was taken directly by PPSU to the East Jakarta PMI headquarters on Jalan I Gusti Ngurah Rai, Klender, Duren Sawit.

He mentioned, the amount of snack aid was less than last Tuesday (2/9), which amounted to 3,700 loaves. In detailed, Bidaracina received 500 loaves, Cawang received 300 loaves, Kampung Melayu received 1,000 loaves, Kebon Manggis received 300 loaves, Balekambang received 600 loaves, and Cililitan received 1,000 loaves.