Cipete scavengers poisoned

Cipete scavengers poisoned

JAKARTA (JP): Scores of Cipete Utara residents in Kebayoran
Baru, South Jakarta, were reportedly poisoned and required
hospitalization, after eating packet meals consisting of rice,
eggs and vegetables, donated by an unidentified couple on
Saturday.

The residents, comprised several children, belonged mostly to
scavenger families from neighborhood communities 08, 07, 03 and
02 of Cipete Utara.

Fatmawati Hospital records stated that until late Saturday
evening, at least 42 people, suffering from diarrhea and
vomiting, were hospitalized after the alleged food poisoning.

Residents at Cipete Utara said that some 200 packet meals had
been donated by an unidentified couple, who arrived in the
neighborhood in a blue minivan at 11 a.m.

Three hours after eating the food, the residents began to
vomit and suffer from dizziness.

To date, no one in Cipete nor the police know who the couple
are. (ylt)