Cigarette giant forms rescue team<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: In order to provide support and assistance to victims
\nof natural disasters, publicly listed PT Sampoerna, one of the
\ncountry's largest cigarette producers, has formed a search and
\nrescue team.<\/p>\n
Hadi Fauzan, director of PT Sampoerna, said the team did not
\nintend to take over the national search and rescue team's task.<\/p>\n
\"If the national team needs us, we'll send our rescue team to
\nhelp them. But we'll also operate on our own if people need us,\"
\nsaid Hadi.<\/p>\n
He said that members of the team were university students who
\nwere recruited from triathlon competitions held by the company in
\nMalang, East Java, on June 21 and in Bandung, West Java, on June
\n27.<\/p>\n
The company will hold a similar competition in Jakarta on Aug.
\n10.<\/p>\n
\"This competition is being held to recruit members for our
\nsearch and rescue team, and we will also train them. They will be
\nour 'staff-on-call' and will be called out if and when a natural
\ndisaster occurs,\" he said.<\/p>\n
The team already has 20 members in Malang and Bandung, 18 life
\nboats, 250 life jackets, three trucks, one helicopter and several
\nambulances. -- JP<\/p>",
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